On Wed, 7 Oct 1998 at 21:34:06, Dave Smith wrote:

> I can only imagine what it was like in
> the late 30's early 40's when you were thought of as being a little
> "strange" for wanting that "ol' player pianee".  Art tells a great
> story of picking up a nickelodeon from a bar.......after the
> instrument was loaded he realized that he had forgotten his hat
> inside.  When he went inside to retrieve it, the owners and patrons
> were still giggling about those crazy guys who drove out to pick up
> that old junk.........a Seeburg "E Special"!!

That reminds me of the time back about 1969 when my brother and I went
to a bar wherein sat an old Lester player piano.  When we discussed
with the owner the possibility of acquiring it, he told us, "I'll only
give you $10 to haul it away..."  It was working, too!

Regards,

Bob

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