Info on 1890 Ivers and Ponds piano

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Tom "the enforcer" Driscol.
Ah you can't blame a stary eyed girl for trying. After all she wants
information on pianos and who better to ask than this list. After all its
'free information that she wants. Who knows mayby there is something out
there on Ivers and Ponds pianos. Pretty unlikely but you never know until
you ask<G>
Joe "the leveler" Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Driscoll" <tomtuner@attbi.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 6:31 AM
Subject: RE: Info on 1890 Ivers and Ponds piano


>
>
> -----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!
>