CFS also designed many other pianos, including Gordon Laugheads. I think rather than designing for a purpose he had a stock of scales already designed and whoever could buy whatever they wanted from his stock book. Kind of like selling calculated tunings for the SAT or RCT. Seems like everyone bought his medium to poor ones. Does anyone know of a really good scale he designed? 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: Sunday, November 01, 1998 7:49 PM Subject: Re: CFS - trivia? more >Conrad Hoffsommer wrote: >> >> What I was curious about is the real mfg of #1180 5'2" grand I have in a >> voice studio. >> >> Did CFS actually have an independent factory, or did someone else make them >> to his specs? >> >The Pierce entry reads: "STEIN, CHARLES FREDERICK, 3047 West Carroll, >Chicago, Ill. 1924. Spinet #1806 made year 1940; grand #1406 made about >1930. 1923 - 1942 > >None of my piano books say anything about the man so I hope this obscure >listing helps. > >Tom > >-- >Thomas A. Cole RPT >Santa Cruz, CA >
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