Stieff upright

[Farrell]

"Pierce says "pianos made by Schultz and Starr."

All right now. We have crossed the line. Starr. No way. I service a number of these. I bought a 1912 Starr and learned (kinda) to tune on it. A lady wanted to buy it from me, but I refused (just did not want to be associated with junk-selling of that caliber). A few weeks ago I tore it apart so that I could cut up the soundboard and play with it. Whereas it is clearly not a cheaply made as some low-end PSOs of the 60s and 70s, it is not a heavily built piano. Pretty much square cut everywhere and minimal glue used. A couple whacks with a 2 x 4 and that rascal was in 497 pieces.

Nope, I recommend scratching "Starr" off any list of quality uprights! JMHO!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:29 AM
Subject: Re: Stieff upright


> 
> 
> For good old uprights add to the list
> 
> Emerson, Story&Clark,  Williams & Son,  Ellington, Hamilton,
> Steger, Schmoller & Mueller, Omaha; (Pierce says "pianos
> made by Schultz and Starr.)
> 
> There is a Baldwin in a church basement, a Knabe in a
> resturant and a Bush and Lane with in 60 miles I would like
> to see in one room together. All before 1914 and original.
> Some truly astonishing uprights were made.   The golden age
> of uprights.   What would you call today---the Tin
> ge?  ---ric
>