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Stoddard Ampico
By Larry Fisher

Dave writes:

> I have obtained through my family a beautiful upright piano manufactured
> by Chickering and Sons with a "Stoddard Ampico" expression player
> within. Unfortunately, I have also found that a previous owner had
> attempted to "restore" the player, leaving many loose and broken parts
> behind and perhaps even leaving a few out? From the serial number I
> estimate the manufacture date to be around 1911 or so (plus or minus a
> few years?).
>
> What I hope to gain is a better understanding and perhaps some help from
> someone else who might own the Stoddard Ampico unit.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dave Keates

I own a Stoddard Ampico in a Marshall & Wendall upright. If you have parts out of placement, perhaps mine has them in the right place. Send decription ........ what do you think Jody, should we take this traffic off the list or include it?

Lar

                     Larry Fisher RPT
specialist in players, retrofits, and other complicated stuff
phone 360-256-2999 or email larryf@pacifier.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~larryf/ (revised 10/96)
Beau Dahnker pianos work best under water

(Message sent Fri 25 Oct 1996, 15:43:30 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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