Hi,  After many years of searching in Belgium, France, UK and Holland,
and almost having given up on the idea altogether, I finally have my
own Duo-Art!  I got one of Brian Chesters' pedal-electric Duo-Arts.
It needs a lot of work but it's solid and sound.

Could someone check what year it was built?  The piano case bears
the inscription S11529.  The plate is labelled: "Steck" and "Aeolean
Company".  The soundboard bears the number l0 31 21.  The stack has
a label, "made in Hayes Middlesex".

If this is supposed to be one of the lesser quality UK or USA batches
I read about on MMD I guess I'm lucky, because it produces a nice round
tone and I can hear no real difference with my Steck Gotha pumper.  Can
anyone shed some light on its age and origin?

Thanks,

Patrick Boeckstijns - Service for Foreign Students
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Pleinlaan 2
1050 Brussels