Bush and Gerts are related to Bush and Lane ( a superb piano ). I suspect that Bush was the financier, and Lane and Gerts were designers. This may also be the very same Gerts who I have been told designed much of the classic Mason and Hamlin line. Thump --- Piannerman@aol.com wrote: > Hi list, > > I am working on this tiny grand, didn't measure the > length but it has the > name "Midgett" stenciled on the plate. It is a > "Bush and Gerts". Pierce doesn't > give a lot of info. I have read some subjective > comments about how great a > piano it is but it doesn't impress me much so far. > Maybe after I remove 1/4" > of dust from soundboard and make all the keys > actually play again--- > > Anyway, do any of you-all have any knowledge of this > company? Was it a > pretty good piano company back in those days? Or > just average? (Pre-1942) This > piano belongs to a friend and a music teacher in a > neighboring county and I > would like to impress her so I would appreciate > actually having some intelligent > comments to make. Thanks. > Charles Cron > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
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