[pianotech] something I heard on the History Channel

[Greg Newell]

Marshall,

                I could be wrong on this but I believe that Sears sold the
name “Beckwith” pianos.

 

Greg Newell

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Marshall Gisondi
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 11:20 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] something I heard on the History Channel

 

Hi Everyone,
My wife and I were watching the History Channel, the mini series America The
Story Of Us.  Did anyone here see this yet?  They were saying that in 1885
roughly, that Sears who started selling pocket watches created his catelog
and sold everything from sewing machines to pianos.  So my wife asked me
what a sears piano was like.  I thought for a minute and decided to pick
your brains. Did Sears contract with a manufacture to put their name on a
piano as a stencil?  Is this the Beckwith piano that I ran into while in
Washington state, or did Sears have contracts with other piano makers the
same way our piano dealers today carry several different brands of pianos.
I bet this will get the ball rolling on a discussion.  This program is very
interesting.  You can even purchase a DVD of the entire mini series.  
Marshall

Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician
Marshall's Piano Service
pianotune05 at hotmail.com
215-510-9400
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Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind
www.pianotuningschool.org <http://www.pianotuningschool.org/>  Vancouver, WA








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