Knabe serial #

[robert sadowski]

John,
    Tell them to look on the plate under where the lid prop is attached to
the rim.  I think most of the Baltimore Knabes had the ser. # here.

Bob Sadowski
Erie, PA

-----Original Message-----
From: John R Fortiner <pianoserv440@juno.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 1:29 PM
Subject: Knabe serial #


>I made contact with a couple that live in a different city ( 300 miles
>away ) that own a Knabe grand.  They have been told all kinds of negative
>things about their piano - some of which may be true, but not all of
>them.  Anyway, I gave them my e-mail address and offered to date the
>piano if they could provide me with it's serial #.  Yesterday, the owner
>phoned and said that all they could find was A2 on the plate.  I have
>told them about other locations - soundboard, keyframe, under the
>instrument, tuning pin area, etc.  Do any of you know where Knabe most
>frequently placed the serial # ????  If so please let me know as these
>people would really like to know the age of their piano.  The Knabes that
>I have seen have always been worth putting major work into as the quality
>has been very high and I may have some major work coming out of this.
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>        John R. Fortiner
>
>         e-mail: pianoserv440@juno.com
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