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Knabe Baby Grand Player Piano Placed
By Nathan Woodhull

Jacob Rabinowitz's offer of a Knabe Ampico "B" in the 130118 MMD found
an immediate taker.  Why am I not surprised?  A mid-thirties Knabe
Ampico "B" and rolls?   I'm surprised that they didn't come and get it
in a helicopter!

But seriously, I'm happy the piano was placed, and placed with a 
rebuilder that won't butcher it.  Last week I looked at a mid-thirties
Wheelock in a second hand store.  The player mechanism had been
removed, except for the sustain pneumatic.  It was a drawer player
mechanism, probably an Ampico "B" or "C", and the piano was in
beautiful condition, with a perfect ivory keyboard.  I tried to find
the player mechanism.  But it was lost, as the piano had been through
several owners.  Very sad.

Nathan (Skip) Woodhull
Lima, Ohio


(Message sent Mon 21 Jan 2013, 08:49:22 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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