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Autopiano by Kastner & Co. Ltd.
By Andreas Beurmann

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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,  I'm wondering if you could help me in
information about Kastner.  The nameboard says

  The "Autopiano"
  Kastner & Co. Ltd.
  Broadwood Pianoforte

Further, the music desk shows the name "KASTNER" in calligraphic big
sawn letters.  The instrument plays Duo-Art rolls from the Aeolian
Company and similar ones.

Do you have any idea in which years Kastner might have worked for
or with the Broadwood company, or do you have any information about
Kastner's biography or his whereabouts?

Besides many other (about 300!) keyboard instruments from 1540 to 1971,
I own also a Broadwood grand piano from about 1910 which has a built-in
player mechanism.

Thank you so much for your anticipated reply.

Andreas Beurmann
D-23730 Hasselburg Schloss
Germany
ABeurmann@aol.com.geentroep  [delete ".geentroep" to reply]


(Message sent Fri 2 Sep 2005, 22:07:45 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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