[pianotech] Mahagony soundboards

[Mike Spalding]

I tuned an even more remarkable piano yesterday:  A Story & Clark with a 
solid spruce soundboard.  Haven't had time yet to check the S/N in my 
Pierce to see when it was mfd.  I suspect it was stenciled by another 
maker - the Story&Clark name in the plate was a separate piece of cast 
iron, screwed into a an opening in the plate.

David Love wrote:
> Just tuned a Story and Clark Storytone yesterday.  Every tone tells a story.
> Unfortunately, a different one.  
>
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
> Of Ron Nossaman
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:48 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Mahagony soundboards
>
>
>   
>> Anyway, I stumbled across this treat a few weeks ago. It's an L. Berger 
>> & Co. console made in Philadelphia. It wasn't obvious that the s/b was 
>> mahagony until I went to adjust the pedals and saw it with me own eyes. 
>> I didn't get a chance to verify if it was laminated, my two hours ran 
>> up. ;)  Next time.
>>  
>> Jude Reveley, RPT
>>     
>
> Ah yes, looks like the ubiquitous Incomparable Storytone 
> Mahogany soundbore much utilized, if never perfected, by Story 
> & Clark. Laminated, sure enough, and sounding lots worse than 
> they could have. Guaranteed against cracking for 75 years too!
>
> Ron N
>
>
>
>