I stumbled onto a Cremona style J this past week.  This was the biggest
model in the Cremona line.  The art glass is some of the prettiest I
have ever seen in a coin piano.  The bad news is that there is not one
player part left in this beautiful case.

What would you do if you had this piano?  I know of nobody with Cremona
parts for sale.  I could make most of the missing parts, as I have made
pipe chests and stacks for Cremona pianos.  Where would I find a pump
and spool frame?

I have several Cremona gutted pianos now with no parts.  Should I make
the patterns and have all the parts cast?  If I went to this much
trouble, would anyone else need any Cremona castings?  Should I sell
the piano as is?  What is your opinion?

Don Teach
Shreveport, LA

P.S.: By the way, moving the Cremona was the worst move in the history
of moving pianos.  The house had been built around this piano!