List: Not too long ago there was a message from I forgot who, who wanted to know about the Vogue piano. I called our historical geru, Jack Greenfield, who did some research and came up with the following information: The Vogue piano was manufactured by the Howard Morenus Piano Company of LaPort, Indiana, and Chicago. He started his business in 1929, but only two years later, in 1931, he stopped production. His serial numbers were as follows: Year Number 1929 1900 1930 1983 1931 2101 So, it looks like he made only about 200 pianos total. Hope this helps. Fred PS. As many of you know, the PTG Foundation recently published Jack's "A History of Midwestern Piano Manufacture." It contains a wealth of information, much of it not available anywhere else. You would be well advised to purchase a copy. (Does this sound like a commercial plug? Well, it is, and I don't care! So there!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fred W. Tremper, RPT Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351 f.trempe@morehead-st.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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