Unusual Story & Clark

[DICK BEATON]

Re the unusual S  & C Console.....That is a Woods & Brooks action.  I've
seen and worked on a couple of them.  I've never seen parts advertised
either.  Other piano companies used that action also.  Apparently didn't go
over too well...dont freeze up there...
Dick in Helena, MT

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> From: Kit Cleworth <kitster@polarnet.com>
> To: pianotech@byu.edu
> Subject: Unusual Story & Clark
> Date: Saturday, January 18, 1997 10:33 PM
>
> I've been pretty happy lurking on this list, especially considering the
> quality of information available here, but guess it's about time to come
out
> of the closet, so to speak.
>
> I am probably the farthest north tech in the U.S. I live in Fairbanks,
> Alaska and regularly service pianos all over the north part of the state,
> including arctic coastal villages.  I am also the tech for the University
of
> Alaska music dept. here in Fairbanks.  I service the usual assortment of
> pianos all the way from Steinway Ds to an endless number of cheap
spinets;
> also some unusual pianos including a Mason & Hamlin 9 foot screw
stringer.
>
> What really inspired me to post this is a very strange Story & Clark
console
> (#185976) encountered last week.  On the outside, a normal, pretty beat
up
> little piano.  The kind of piano I encounter alot, especially in homes
with
> small children.  After opening the top (which slides off) I thought I had
> entered an alternate piano universe.  There were hammers with tails, like
a
> grand.  And grand-style backchecks acting directly on the hammer tails.
The
> jacks were horizontal to the floor in their rest position.  The action
was
> screwed down only--there were no bolts to (or thru) the plate.  Needless
to
> say, there were a number of parts I've sure never seen in any APSCO or
> Schaff catalog.
>
> So, does anyone know anything about this?  I told my customer her piano
was
> pretty unusual, at least in my experience, and I would try to find out
more
> for her.  Any info would be helpful.  Thanks.
>
> Kit Cleworth
> Cleworth Piano Tuning & Repair
> Fairbanks, Alaska
> Kitster@Polarnet.com
>
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