Hi Jim, Do you know what year this was? 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: Jim Coleman, Sr. <pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu> To: Tom Cole <tcole@cruzio.com> Cc: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 10:26 PM Subject: Re: CFS - trivia? more >Hi Tom: > >Yes, Charles Fredrich Stein did make his own pianos. In his later years, >he became the consultant for the Pratt Read Co. (they made keys and actions >for most all of the american industry). He had an idea that people >(technicians) could buy all the parts from Pratt Read and build their own >console pianos. This was offered and a few techs did just that, but the idea >did not catch on in a large way. Pratt Read used an ad which showed Stein >sitting in the entrance to a large vault or safe. The caption read: "Our >greatest asset". > >The last Kohler & Campbell designs were his. The Jannsen Piano Co. used his >scale "C" as their console before the one Chuck Walter and the rest of us >designed while working for the C. G. Conn Co. > >Jim Coleman, Sr. > > >On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Tom Cole wrote: > >> 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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