<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Dale</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I own a "Crown" made in 1904. It's oak and the legs are  S = shaped. Sort of a half lyre. It's beautiful  to look at and sounds pretty = good (original strings and hammers) I paid $75 for it in 1972. What a pity = someone would butcher  one of these great uprights. Does anyone know if = Geo. Bent made any grands?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Phil Frankenberg<BR>CSU Chico, Ca.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 27, 2004 = 4:55 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A pair of legs = from a "Crown" upright sought.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/27/2004 12:22:14 PM Pacific Standard Time, = <A href="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT face=Arial>Says it all. I have a VERY nice lady customer with = a<BR>Geo. P. Bent, "Crown", upright, which suffered<BR>"modernization" some years = ago. It is all there, and<BR>in excellent restorable condition, excepting = for the<BR>legs: which were replaced with pine 2x2's.<BR>  =    Any assistance will be greatly apprecated! Am<BR>willing to purchase a = similar instrument ( preferably<BR>in un-salvageable condition ) solely for = the purpose<BR>of acquiring these legs.<BR><BR>     Thank = You!<BR>     Gordon</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>        If I'm not = mistaken these pianos had a round flute leg & usually Oak. Is this an oak = piano. It also weighs a ton.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>   Dale</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>