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FS: Mermod Freres Ideal Soprano Interchangeable
By Kevin Kline

Offered for sale is a rare Mermod Freres Ideal Soprano Interchangeable,
in superb condition with remarkable sound, tone and timber, with four
cylinders in excellent condition, approximately 14-3/4 length.  The
case is in quarter-sawn tiger oak, richly carved on the front, top and
sides, and is among the six known examples of the exhibition cases
produced by Mermod Freres for an exhibition in the 1890s.

For more specifics on these special Mermod Freres exhibition boxes
see the recent 2012 article by Q. David Bowers in MBSI's journal,
"Mechanical Music," on Mermod Freres and their most desirable models.
Contact:

Kevin F. Kline
tel.: office 1-305-441-0006 or cell 1-305-793-8009
kfkkmk@bellsouth.net.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]


(Message sent Wed 25 Jul 2012, 19:31:49 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Freres, FS, Ideal, Interchangeable, Mermod, Soprano

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