THE MANUKA FAMILY PIANO AND A.C. McCLYMONT'S POUCH

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Sue Rutherford took many photographs for us of all the relics that were here on the day. The pouch is one of those brought for us to see by Tom McClymont.

At the reunion there was lots of talk about a very unusually shaped old piano that was in the Manuka home. Judith Treweeke says she remembers it well.

Robyn Litchfield told us that it is held in her family. When I asked her if could we have a photo, she kindly sent this fantastic picture.

She wrote " My father drew it out of a hat. He said his parents bought it in Canada - second hand. It would be 170 years old." Her father was Norman (14th born at Manuka)

So.. who were the musical ones in that family of fourteen? Did Isabella play?