My Headache, Your Quiz

[Hechler Family]

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> And one more challenge: What era do you think this piano is from? 
> Clues: Ivory. Action has a number on it (118397) that /might/ be the 
> piano serial (I could find no other numbers) and was stamped with a 
> company name (not Ronish) and the city name Stutgart. Molded medallion 
> on the plate has these words around its edge: hof, piano, forte, 
> fabrik, and a couple that were hard to read. Two pedals. Case is 
> beautiful burled wood, possibly walnut. It is made of gentle curves, 
> not squared parts. Even the upper & lower panels have a gentle curve 
> built in. Customer has been given the impression that it is an 
> "antique," I have a different opinion. Whatayathink? Maybe somebody 
> with more European piano experience can help us, here.

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I did a Google search on Stuttgart and Ronisch and came up with this 
link. Any help ?

http://www.pianosonline.co.uk/pol/org.paneris.pol.controller.Manufacturer?manufacturer=621

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Duaine Hechler
Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ
Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild
Reed Organ Society Member
St. Louis, MO 63034
(314) 838-5587
dahechler@charter.net