Hi Jeannie, In Canada atleast Sears pianos were made by Mason & Risch. I don't know if the Sears & Roebuck was the same *company* or not. At 08:22 PM 3/9/99 -0800, you wrote: >Wally, >I believe those were made for Sears & Roebuck and sold through their >catalogs. The older ones that I've worked on were massive; almost >needed help taking it apart to tune. Sorry, I don't know who made >them. >Jeannie > >Jeannie Grassi, RPT >mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net >Bainbridge Island, WA > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org >> [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf >> Of Wallace Scherer >> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 3:53 PM >> To: Pianotech >> Subject: Beckwith I.D.? >> >> >> Today I looked at a Beckwith "Concert Grand" upright made in >> Chicago. The >> serial number is 20300. The Pierce Atlas only lists back to 1900 >with >> serial number 66000. It has thick, round front legs with some >> nice capital >> work at the top. >> >> Anyone know more about this piano or the possible mfg. date? >> >> Wally Scherer, Piano Technician, Norfolk, Virginia, USA >> Associate member of the PTG, Hampton Roads, Va. chapter >> mailto:WallyTS@iName.com >> Web page: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2411 >> "Old piano tuners don't die - they just go beatless!" >> >> >> > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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