[ Editor's Note:  Here Robbie shares with us a message he received
 [ from George Bovard about his Gulbransen.  I _assume_ the
 [ "positive thoughts" referred to below have to do with Robbie's
 [ comments yesterday about tall uprights with large harps
 [ and soundboards...

From: George Bovard <gbb@creighton.edu>¶
To: rrhodes@foxtail.com¶
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 96 9:52:41 CST

Subject: Players

Hey, thanks for the positive thoughts.  Yes, we are excited about the
big ole Gulbransen, too.  We still think it sounds good, and I checked
out that crack a little better.  It doesn't go all the way through. Can
something like that be welded?  I realize that it would require a lot of
work, and wouldn't be worth it now, but if I put a lot into restoring
this old beast and then it cracked through it would be worth some effort
then.  Yes, I noticed that the sound from the baby grand wasn't as nice as
I had expected.

I just received a catalog from the "Player Piano co." in KS.  Neat stuff.
I was glad to see so much Gulbransen stuff, including a complete kit for
$300.  I need to find out what all that included, but it sounds like a
good way to go.  And yes, I already bought Art's book.

Well, thanks again,

George