STARR Piano Co. Info.

[Ron Berry]

My experience is that any piano made in Richmond, IN 
has a bad pinblock, (Starr, Richmond, Jesse French, 
Lagonda)

Since an old upright with a bad pinblock isn't worth much I 
would check out the pinblock carefully before doing any 
other work to the piano.

Ron Berry


> 
> >Have a customer who would like information about her SN 21725 Upright Starr
> >piano.  I have looked in the Pierce Atlas  #9 & 10.  The Starr Piano Co. of
> >Richmand Ind. is not listed.
> >
> >Would appreciate any information reguarding age and or History of Co.  I
> >think its around 1910 or so.  Will be doing an ongoing  "reconditining" as
> >money comes.
> >
> >Ron Lindquist,  R&R Piano
> >
> 
> 


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Ron Berry, RPT, Indianapolis, IN
ronberry@iquest.net
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