I always thought that in the 30's Aeolian-American tossed togrther reproducing pianos with whatever they happened to have lying around the factory. So some bizarre hybrids ensued. It might, for example, be a Fischer Ampico witha Steck decal. Thump --- MarinoPiano@aol.com wrote: > I just had an Knabe 5'4 Ampico delivered to my shop > for service. Three > qualified piano movers with a normal skid board did > the trick. The fact that it is > a Steck with an Ampico is kinda rare. I have seen a > few Steinways from the > mid 30's that were ahybred player with an drawer > with Ampico controls and a > DuoArt tracker bar and reproducing mechanism. This > was done I think because the > cases didn't have to be elongated to accomadate a > top loading spoolbox and > controls. > > This is a curious piano. Is there any ID on the > plate that confirms the > make?? What year was it made? Inquireing minds need > to know! > > Arthur > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
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