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<bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0899d680.jpg" border=0 width="157" height="104" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b><B>   </b><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Batsword</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#663399" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>    </b></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> |     </b></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Batsword"><U><B>home</b></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>      And the day came when the risk it took to      remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.</b></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>                                                                                                                                                      - Anais Nin, writer </b></div> <div> <B>(1903-1977)</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> </b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 BGCOLOR="#FFCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>  <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var sc_project=1116347; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=10; var sc_security="916d3f3d"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js"></script><noscript><a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://c11.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=1116347&java=0&security=916d3f3d&invisible=1" alt="free hit counter script" border="0"></a> </noscript>   </b></div> <bR> <div> offers welcome:</div> <bR> <div> <B>This crafstmen built piano has been with my family for as long as I can remember. It needs some restoration work, a good tuning and regular playing in a temperate zone. It has travelled with me from Ireland to sub tropical Australia, but reluctantly now I can no longer maintain this beautiful instrument. The time has come to let go, say goodbye to a musical past.</b></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08c84040.jpg" border=0 width="388" height="772" ALT="Broadwood circa 1848 hand-forged tuners" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B> Baby Bichorda circa 1848 (hand-forged tuning pins, ivory keys, walnut veneer, fine wood turning) John Broadwood & Sons</b></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact and Publications"><U><B>if you are interested to find out more</b></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contents"><U><B>Back to Contents</b></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>