Yet another newbie

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Conrad,
Thanks for the warm welcome. I get to meet Ruth Webb on Friday and I'm
really looking forward to it.

As for the mystery piano, thanks for the tip. I figured there would probably 
be some internal
clues as to the manufacturer. Yes, pretty fearless taking it sight unseen. 
But at this stage,
seen and unseen are not so different considering my lack of experience. I am 
sure that it will
have a lot to teach me. I also had to look for something free (except moving 
expense) because the
budget can't handle piano, tools, etc. at one time. I would also guess that 
there is probably a great
similarity between free horses and free pianos. They all cost money anyway.

Sara Nash

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu>


> Sara,

>>My practice piano - a vintage 1920 Somethingorother upright will be 
>>arriving on May 16th. Brand
>>is unknown because the second previous owner antiqued the thing, ruining a 
>>beautiful case, I
>>am told.
>
> So you're getting this beastie, sight unseen? Such courage! When you _do_ 
> get to look inside that instrument, unless it is a "stencil" brand, you 
> should find some identification on the plate as well as a serial number 
> (somewhere... they can be elusive).
>
> Have fun exploring that instrument and learning as you go.  After 30+ 
> years, I'm still learning that way.
> (Save your breath, Bondi. I know I'm a slow learner with retention span 
> problems... ;)
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer