Info on 1890 Ivers and Ponds piano

[Tom Driscoll]

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mary Beth Fielder
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:16 PM
To: Mary Beth Fielder
Subject: Info on 1890 Ivers and Ponds piano

Hi!

I got your name off the pianotech digest chat group.  My mother recently
gave me the 1890 Ivers and Ponds carved upright piano (it's a beauty)
which
we had in our basement growing up.  She bought it from an old lady in
our
Pennsylvania neighborhood in the 1970's for $75.  My problem is it
doesn't
have a piano stool or bench.  I wanted to know what would be authentic
to
the period and I was wondering if you might know or if you might know
someone who would.

  Also, is there some kind of book that has photos of old Ivers and
Ponds
pianos so I could get a sense of the piano's history and value.  When we
moved the piano into our house, we found the serial number inside and
the
piano mover looked it up.  It was from the first five years they
manufactured pianos - 1890-1895.

Thanks for reading this and helping me if possible.

Sincerely,

Mary Beth Fielder
Los Angeles.

	Mary Beth, 
	Im sorry to have to tell you this, but you have actually reached
a group of   men and women posing as piano technicians, we are all
actually in the federal governments witness protection program. 
	I'm really Tommy "gunner" Driscoll. There is Newton "the
rifleman" Hunt, Ron "Shifty" Nossaman, Jack "terminator" Wyatt, Joe "the
Judge "Garrett. And of course "Don" Fandrich. On behalf of our little
fraternal group let me make you an offer you can't refuse. LEAVE US
ALONE!