Greetings all! I have a historical question for us. I've already given the inquirer, Laurette Goldberg from MusicSources in Berkeley, what I have from my sources, which I'm do not feel is sufficient. They are organizing a Gold Rush musical event to celebrate the sequiscentennial. Here's the question: What evidence do we have of what type of pianos in California in 1852? I have direct knowledge of an 1859 cast iron frame Steinway square which was shipped around South America by boat and still resides in the San Francisco Bay area. I know what types of pianos were being produced in the U.S. then. A lot happened in those 7 years though in California and it was still quite rough in 1852. Information anybody? Best, Anne Anne Beetem Harpsichords & Historic Pianos 2070 Bingham Ct. Reston, VA 20191 abeetem@wizard.net
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