[Bcma-l] 1855 Broadwood Square Grand Piano
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Thank you, I had a buyer interested.
We're not into pianos.
Larry A. Ewashen, Curator
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way, Castlegar V1N 4M5
1-250-365-5327
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
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Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:32 PM
Subject: RE: [Bcma-l] 1855 Broadwood Square Grand Piano
Hi Larry,
She would like to donate the piano to an interested museum.
Also, regarding your request for help in dating the photo - I'm pretty =
sure
we have a copy of the same photo - maybe we have others that can =
provide
clues for you - I will take a look around.
Sincerely,
Wanda Mizner
Boundary Museum Society
7370 Fifth Street
PO Box 817
Grand Forks, BC
V0H 1H0
Tel/Fax (250) 442-3737
E-mail: boundarymuse@look.ca
Website: www.city.grandforks.bc.ca/museum
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Sent: February 6, 2007 9:40 AM
To: BCMA-L
Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] 1855 Broadwood Square Grand Piano
-------- Original Message -------- From Larry Ewashen:
Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] 1855 Broadwood Square Grand Piano
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:15:30 -0800
From: a6a75121@telus.net
To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca
Is she selling it or giving it away?
Quoting bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca:
> There is a lady in town who is desperately trying to find a home for =
her
> 1855 Broadwood Square Grand Piano. We cannot accept it at our =
museum. She
> requested that I post it on the listserv for her. I have a =
photograph,
which
> I can forward to interested parties off-list, as well as a letter =
from the
> manufacturer, which I have excerpted here, with blanks for =
potentially
> confidential info:
>=20
> =93Dear Madam,
>=20
> We thank you for your letter =85 relative to the Broadwood Square =
pianoforte
> No. in your possession which we find from our =
records
was
> manufactured by us leaving our factory on the =
,
1855.
> It is described in our files as the Improved Superior Design with =
Full
Frets
> and Long Hinge, with Long Bass Bar and retailed at that time for 65
guineas.
> =85. Over a period of 90 years or so we manufactured nearly 80,000 =
Square
> instruments. Yours faithfully, John Broadwood & Sons Ltd. Sales =
Office,
> London, W.1. England.=94
>=20
> =20
>=20
> This piano is in excellent condition, lovingly cared for. For =
further
> details, please contact us at Boundary Museum.
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Wanda Mizner
>=20
> Curator/Administrator
>=20
> =20
>=20
> Boundary Museum Society
>=20
> 7370 Fifth Street
>=20
> PO Box 817
>=20
> Grand Forks, BC
>=20
> V0H 1H0
>=20
> Tel/Fax (250) 442-3737
>=20
> E-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:boundarymuse@look.ca"boundarymuse@look.ca
>=20
> Website: HYPERLINK
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Eras Demi ITC" color=3D#800080>Thank you, I had a =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Eras Demi ITC" color=3D#800080>We're not into=20
pianos.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Larry A. Ewashen, Curator<BR>The Doukhobor Discovery Centre<BR>112 =
Heritage=20
Way, Castlegar V1N 4M5<BR>1-250-365-5327<BR><A=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Bcma-l] 1855 =
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Square Grand Piano</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Larry,<BR><BR>She would like to donate the piano to =
an=20
interested museum.<BR><BR>Also, regarding your request for help in =
dating the=20
photo - I'm pretty sure<BR>we have a copy of the same photo - maybe we =
have=20
others that can provide<BR>clues for you - I will take a look=20
around.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Wanda Mizner<BR><BR>Boundary Museum=20
Society<BR>7370 Fifth Street<BR>PO Box 817<BR>Grand Forks, BC<BR>V0H=20
1H0<BR>Tel/Fax (250) 442-3737<BR>E-mail: <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:boundarymuse@look.ca">boundarymuse@look.ca</A><BR>Website:=
<A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.city.grandforks.bc.ca/museum">www.city.grandforks.bc.c=
a/museum</A><BR> <BR><BR>-----Original=20
Message-----<BR>From: <A=20
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[mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca]<BR><BR>Sent: February 6, 2007 =
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AM<BR>To: BCMA-L<BR>Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] 1855 Broadwood Square Grand=20
Piano<BR><BR>-------- Original Message -------- From Larry=20
Ewashen:<BR><BR>Subject: Re: [Bcma-l] 1855 Broadwood Square Grand=20
Piano<BR>Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:15:30 -0800<BR>From: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:a6a75121@telus.net">a6a75121@telus.net</A><BR>To: <A=20
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href=3D"mailto:bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca</A><BR>=
<BR><BR><BR>Is=20
she selling it or giving it away?<BR><BR><BR><BR>Quoting <A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca">bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.b=
c.ca</A>:<BR><BR>>=20
There is a lady in town who is desperately trying to find a home for=20
her<BR>> 1855 Broadwood Square Grand Piano. We cannot accept it at =
our=20
museum. She<BR>> requested that I post it on the listserv for her. =
I have a=20
photograph,<BR>which<BR>> I can forward to interested parties =
off-list, as=20
well as a letter from the<BR>> manufacturer, which I have excerpted =
here,=20
with blanks for potentially<BR>> confidential info:<BR>> =
<BR>> =93Dear=20
Madam,<BR>> <BR>> We thank you for your letter =85 relative to =
the=20
Broadwood Square pianoforte<BR>>=20
=
No. &nbs=
p; =20
in your possession which we find from our records<BR>was<BR>> =
manufactured=20
by us leaving our factory on=20
=
the &nbs=
p; =20
,<BR>1855.<BR>> It is described in our files as the Improved =
Superior=20
Design with Full<BR>Frets<BR>> and Long Hinge, with Long Bass Bar =
and=20
retailed at that time for 65<BR>guineas.<BR>> =85. Over a period of =
90 years=20
or so we manufactured nearly 80,000 Square<BR>> instruments. Yours=20
faithfully, John Broadwood & Sons Ltd. Sales Office,<BR>> =
London, W.1.=20
England.=94<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> This piano is in =
excellent=20
condition, lovingly cared for. For further<BR>> details, please =
contact us=20
at Boundary Museum.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Wanda=20
Mizner<BR>> <BR>> Curator/Administrator<BR>> <BR>> =
<BR>>=20
<BR>> Boundary Museum Society<BR>> <BR>> 7370 Fifth =
Street<BR>>=20
<BR>> PO Box 817<BR>> <BR>> Grand Forks, BC<BR>> <BR>> =
V0H=20
1H0<BR>> <BR>> Tel/Fax (250) 442-3737<BR>> <BR>> E-mail: =
HYPERLINK=20
"<A=20
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muse@look.ca"boundarymuse@look.ca</A><BR>>=20
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