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Hello organ friends!  Some years ago there were messages in MMDigest
about the 60-key Dutch Street Organ "De Prinsenstad".

In July, 1965, the organ was sold to Judge Roy Mark Hofheinz, of
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.  The organ became a part of his collection of
cars and automatic musical instruments.

After Judge Hofheinz died the whole collection was sold through Sotheby's
in Houston at the Houston Astrodome on June 8, 1974.  However, when it
was sold the Prinsenstad organ didn't have the façade and figures
anymore; maybe they sold that earlier, separately, to another person.

I am looking for the façade just to ask for some photos.  I hope
somebody knows where the façade is at this time.

Please, can somebody help?  Not only in the Houston area, please will
you start looking for me and give me a starting point to search.

If you like to have a photo from the old façade just sent me an email.
Thank you very much!

Bert Eradus
The Netherlands
beradus@hotmail.com.geentroep [delete '.geentroep' to reply]