Info on 1890 Ivers and Ponds piano

[Carl Meyer]

Now Mary Beth, don't let a group of washed out stool pigeons intimidate you.

Now, I'm a part of a group within a group that can give you much better protection than the federal government even claims to.  We know who these guys are.  We've kept tabs on them for some time.  Every time they screw up a piano, we're there to nail them.

Now here's our offer.  If they threaten you, we'll provide you protection.  Compared to the federal government, we're happy with 10 % and we do provide a service.  Due to secrecy requirements you must contact us in secret.  It's so secret that even I don't know to contact myself.  Sleep good tonight.  Your in good hands with us.  We're called Associates.  

Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
Santa Clara, California
cmpiano@attbi.com 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Driscoll" <tomtuner@attbi.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 5:31 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!
>