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Laffargue Player with Seaverns Player
By Peter Coggins

Hi,

In addition to Dan Wilson's comments about Laffargue players, they are
quite common here in Australia both under the Laffargue name and also a
few other names, being rebadged for certain music companies. Victor was
a common one,  for the large Australian music company Palings.

The two I have had (still have one) and all the others I have seen have
Amphion player actions in them, these have all been made in the 20's.

Many Laffargue's in Australia (like the one I still have) are Recordo's
and Themodist's, and unfortunately many I have seen are Ex- Recordo's
but parts are still around to put these back to how they should be (
Like the one Darrell Clarke has - your parts are here!)

The first Laffargue I had (1921) did have a Seaverns piano action in it.

I definitely agree with Dan that these are great sounding pianos,
particularly for Song, Dance and Marches.

Peter Coggins
Blue Mtns
Australia



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