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Karl -- Looking for a buyer of a Norris and Hyde transposing keyboard
piano made in 1880's, in Boston, low serial number, good condition,
been in my home for 40 years.

Max Mickey - Mickeyfix@aol.com

 [ Irving Berlin played the piano only in F-sharp, on the black keys,
 [ and said that his transposing piano was one-of-a-kind!  They _are_
 [ rare in the States; apparently most were made on special order by
 [ Heintzman of Canada.  I played a giant vertical transposing Heintz-
 [ man, with a fine sound, many years ago in Virginia City, Nevada.
 [ In order to move the keyboard six positions either direction, the
 [ piano case and soundboard are widened, and that enables bass strings
 [ which are longer than in the typical grand piano.  -- Robbie