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Four-system Vorsetzer
By Megumi Imai

The "Four-system Vorsetzer" I saw in Tokyo may be the same thing that
Tom Steuer got at the auction, instead of the another "Four-system
Vorsetzer", I think.

Tom Steuer wrote:
> The Tushinsky piano roll collection and most of the instruments,
> including my four-system Vorsetzer, were sold at auction about six weeks
> ago in Los Angeles.  This includes the Boesendorfer Imperial Grand with
> the extra notes and the four-system Vorsetzer that I purchased.

I think the former owner of Tushinsky's collection (including the
Boesendorfer Imperial Grand and about two-thousand rolls)  was
Mr. Tsumura, president of a Japanese pharmacy.  He purchased them
in 1988 or 1989 at Los Angeles, and he brought them to Tokyo.

I can't remember the detail of it's mechanism, but there is a picture
of it. (It is not clear.)  I'll send you it with this letter.
The serial number of the Boesendorfer Imperial Grand was #9319.

Sorry, I can't write English very fast, so I quit writing for now.
I'll write again later.

Good bye.

Megumi Imai¶
cresc@alles.or.jp¶
http://www.alles.or.jp/~cresc   (I'm sorry but Japanese site only, now.)¶
Kobe, Japan

 [ Thank you, Megumi.  I sent the jpeg image to Tom Steur.  I hope he
 [ will tell us if the photo shows a Vorsetzer which he owns !  -- Robbie

(Message sent Wed, 02 Apr 1997 03:08:10 +0900 , from time zone +0900.)

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