What you have described IS the calibrated element. James Grebe R.P.T. of the P.T.G pianoman@inlink.com Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in St. Louis, MO -----Original Message----- From: Tom Cole <tcole@cruzio.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 10:31 PM Subject: Re: CFS - trivia? more >About ten years ago, I tuned a grand that had the name Charles Frederick >Stein on the fallboard. It had an unusual feature on the soundboard >which I can only describe as an "outrigger" that broadened out the foot >of the treble bridge - normal width at C8 widening to about 4" toward >the tenor but with a normal cap running along the back edge. The only >other thing I remember was that, although the piano hadn't been tuned in >many years, it didn't need much work at all. It was very stable. The >piano was for sale and if I were wealthy, I would have bought it just to >find out what made it tick. > >Pierce says they made pianos 1924 - 1942. > >To Conrad: Lowrey made the Story & Clark pianos with C. F. Stein scale. >1970 on. Is this what you were asking? > >James Grebe wrote: >> >> If I remember correctly, CFS had something to do with Wurlitzers' >> calibrated element they used to use. He may have been responsible for their >> hexagonal soundboard also. I always thought his designs were a little >> screwy as I couldn't name you one that worked really well. Can someone tell >> me some of his designs that really worked well? >> >-- >Thomas A. Cole RPT >Santa Cruz, CA >
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