Mathuscheck Cocked Hat Grand Piano!

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 13:50 11/28/2004, you wrote:
>Hi Joe,
>
>I have seen a Chickering piano that the owner called a cocked hat piano. 
>It was small, sort of grand piano shaped, with the long bass side going 
>off at an angle instead of straight back. Not impressive as an instrument 
>but very cool looking with her antebellum antiques. It was in a B&B in 
>Madison Indiana (unbelievable breakfast served there).
>
>Dean
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>


I've got a couple pictures of a Chickering cocked hat at the Smithsonian 
(125/159k), but isn't the Mathusek earlier?



Conrad Hoffsommer

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