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Aeolean Deal Passed Up
By George Bovard

Well, passed up a good-one yesterday.  An estate sale here in Omaha
had an Aeolean Duo-Art baby grand in the paper.  I went and looked at
it.  They were asking $1800, but the highest bid was $1000.  AND IT
WORKED!  It was pedal-less, mahogany, and fairly well refinished.  I
just don't have room for a Grand, baby or not.  How hard should I be
kicking myself?

I'm sure it will cost a lot more than that to "fix" our Gulbransen.  I
just noticed that the part I call a "harp" (cast-iron) has a crack through
the top middle bolt.  I don't know if it happened during the move, or if
it was always there?  It's not badly out of tune, so I suspect the crack
was there before.  Any ideas?  The movers put the piano on its side to
get through a door.  Could that have done it?  Is it ruined?

George



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