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<A title=JWyatt1492@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> January 20, 2003 8:02 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Miniature</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=3>To
List,<BR><BR> The answer to most all =
questions
lies<BR>is the past. This question is no
different.<BR>
<BR> Prior to 1884 there were no =
small 5
ft.<BR>or so pianos built. There were mostly 7 & 8ft. =
<BR>Hugo
Shomer changed all that in 1884.<BR>He introduced a , =
first
ever, 5 ft. Piano.<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ah, but Jack, that doesn't explain the 5 ft =
Goetze piano I
have in my shop built around 1875 or 1880 (according to dating on the =
interior
of the instrument). Built in St Petersburg, Russia. (I know, Pierce =
shows them
starting in 1902...what can I say?)</FONT></DIV>
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