Wow. Currier. It's difficult for me to actually write this, but I think Lowry & Currier were both one little teeny tiny notch above the infamous Grand Piano Company. All of 'em - really, really sorry excuses for pianos. Terry Farrell On Sep 29, 2012, at 9:45 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote: > C.F. Stein was also the scaler and designer of Currier pianos. Not that that means a lot, but he did get around. > > If I recall, wasn't he an RPT of some renown back in the 50's and 60's? > > Wim > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 29, 2012, at 2:10 PM, "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote: > >> Just got back from tuning a Lowry PSO/POS. While suffering it's foibles, >> two things reared their ugly heads: 1. An epoxy repair I did a few years >> ago, on the bass bridge, seems to be failing! Yikes! After the initial R&D >> of the 70's epoxies, I've pretty much been failure free. Almost to the >> point of considering an epoxy repair as "permanent"! Definately a rude >> awakening.<G> >> 2. I've seen this in many POS/PSO pianos: "Scaled by Charles Frederich >> Stein". And, looking farther, I find: "High Impact Action designed for >> Lowry by Charles Frederich Stein". Hmmm? The question is this: Was Charles >> Frederich Stein ever associated with any good piano companies? Most, that >> I've seen, are mediocre at best. Just kind of wondering about how he became >> a "notable" designer and who he really was. Anyone know? >> As for the epoxy thang, it's back to doing again. Terry, pay attention >> buddy<G> Just ribbin' ya. And, NO, there are no Pichers@!<G> >> Best, >> Joe >> >> >> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >> Captain of the Tool Police >> Squares R I >>
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