Richard: You don't understand, Jack knew all these guys! dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 3/4/02 at 10:42 PM Richard Moody wrote: >Greetings Jack, > Interesting info. What is the source? ---ric > > > ----- Original Message ----- >From: <JWyatt1492@AOL.COM> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 10:04 AM >Subject: Wissner Piano > > >| >| Hello to All: >| >| Otto Wissner left Germany in 1869 to come >| to American to learn to build pianos in the American >| way. He found employment with George Steck and >| then with Fred Mathusheck. It is any wonder that he >| was destined to build great Pianos. >| He then came to Brooklyn where he went into the >| business as a technician and dealer. In 1890 he began >| the manufacture of the " Wissner" piano. >| Otto had three sons who carried on the business >| well into the 1900s. It is a Piano well worth rebuilding >| today. >| >| Hope this helps: >| Jack Wyatt >| _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________
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