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Hey there Robert. You dont have any pictures available do you ? Would be
neat to see this instrument under rebuilding.
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<p>Robert Moffatt wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>My
two sons restore pianos at the Chinook Keyboard Museum in</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Calgary
under the guidance of Bill Garlick. They are currently rebuilding</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>a
Pleyel Duo Clave. For those who aren't familiar with this instrument, it</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>is
a rectangular shaped grand with a keyboard and pedals at each end.</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>One
massive plate, two complete sets of strings. The reason Bill</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>chose
to rebuild as apposed to restore, was the piano suffered extreme</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>water
damage and was literally in pieces. Missing most of the veneer,</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>completely
delaminated blocks etc.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Bob</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Robert
Moffatt</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Moffatt & Sons Piano Service</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Calgary, Alberta</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Canada</font></font></blockquote>
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<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>Bergen, Norway
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