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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Tom,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I saw and played a straight-strung =
Weber (??) ca.
1890 9-footer that looked very similar to this this piano. It was =
a
beautiful instrument, in the process of restoration. It played =
reasonably
well, but perhaps not what one would expect from a =
nine-footer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's cool to imagine this instrument =
having crossed
the Atlantic on a tall ship! :-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Tvak@aol.com href="mailto:Tvak@aol.com">Tvak@aol.com</A> =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 31, =
2004 7:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> straight-strung =
Broadwood</DIV>
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size=2></FONT><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
face=Geneva
color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">List<BR><BR>I was =
browsing eBay and
came across a Broadwood grand piano which the owner alleges is from
1890. However, pictures of the instrument clearly show that it =
is
straight-strung. Were there any pianos being built as late as =
1890 with
that design? (Serial number on this piano is 1532, but =
ascertaining it's
age in Pierce was too confusing.) <BR><BR><BR>Just =
curious,<BR><BR>Tom
Sivak<BR>Chicago <BR><BR>P.S.<BR>BTW, if anyone is interested in this =
piano go
to:
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