<< Subject: Re: birdcages >>

[John Ross]

Hi Ric,
Did you see a recent thread, on piano cases as computer desks. The 
birdcage would fill this bill. Beautiful cases, lousy pianos.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: << Subject: Re: birdcages >>


> 
> 
> > 
> > No information to impart, but just wondering--our Oz and Kiwi
> friends appear 
> > to have more--er--experience with birdcages than in the States.  
> > 
> > Stan Ryberg
> > Barrington IL
> 
> In the late 70's some one filled a shipping container full of
> birdcages which found its way to San Francisco.  For a while the
> Union St. antique shops always had two or three for sale in the
> $250 range.  The cases were astonishing works of exotic inlaid
> veneers, inlaid brass for the name.  Brass candle sconses in the
> front.  After the tuning first one, I swore off, but occasionally
> got suckered in to working on one.  Well there was ONE that was
> servicable.  
> The rumor I heard was that the guy who shipped them from England
> had all he could handle as people were only too glad for him to
> take them away, saving a dumping fee. They were "beautiful" pieces
> of furniture.   If they were chests of drawers they would have been
> $1200 wholesale I would guess.  Some people made wine or liquor
> cabinets from them.  I wanted to make one that upon pressing a key,
> doors would open and a serving tray would fold down.  Unfortunatly
> I had more imagination than time on my hands, or perhaps I wasted a
> lot of time imagining such things.     ---ric
> 
>