[CAUT] Storytone piano

[michelle stranges]

:D

So you don't like them then??

:D


--On Wednesday, May 4, 2005 11:00 AM -0700 Otto Keyes <okeyes@uidaho.edu> 
wrote:

>
> My experience was with the scaled down home version -- probably an early
> 50's vintage.  If it had a turntable in the bench...I merely sat on
> it...perhaps that was what was so uncomfortable.  I thought it was just
> the fact that the lousy piano gave me the fidgets.  This one had a
> soundboard -- well, not that sound -- and the bridges just as well have
> floated.  If it inspired the electric guitar....see?....I was right about
> modern technology foisting all sorts of marginally useful junk on us &
> our progeny!  In a few more years no one will even have the hearing
> acuity to perceive anything but the most bombastic passages of Liszt, so
> maybe he'll stick around after all.
>
> Otto
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Christopher Purdy
> To: College and University Technicians
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 9:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Storytone piano
>
> Michelle,
>
> I have found some more information if you're interested. The piano was
> built by Story & Clark and the electronics are RCA. It does not have a
> sound board, one thing I read said that it has "floating bridges",
> whatever that means. It has a pre-amp and amplifier in the piano and a
> turntable and receiver in the bench! There were external speakers.
>
> Everything I have read says that this was the first commercial attempt at
> an electric piano. One even said that it pre-dates and inspired the
> electric guitar. I believe it was exhibited at the worlds fair, 1939 I
> think. I also read that it supposedly weighs one and a half tons. I
> really doubt that it could weigh 3,000 lbs. though.
>
> I have a friend that is an antique dealer and he has a chance to buy one.
> I am going to see it on Saturday but I'm trying to learn a little bit
> about it before I go out there. My friend says that it has an extremely
> unusual case and is over the top art deco. The owner is wanting bids on
> it but I can't figure out what it might be worth.
>
> I would still appreciate any other input anybody might have about this.
>
> Chris
>
>
> On May 4, 2005, at 11:54 AM, michelle stranges wrote:
>
>
>
> HEyyyyyyyy..
> I wanna hear about that too!
>
> Speak up people!!
>
> :)
> michelle
>
> --On Wednesday, May 4, 2005 10:56 AM -0400 Christopher Purdy
> <purdy@ohio.edu> wrote:
>
>
>
> Is anyone familiar with the Story & Clark "Storytone" electric piano?
> What I have been able to find so far is that they were made in the 30's.
> It sounds like they are an acoustic piano with pick ups and external
> speakers. Earl Hines toured with one in the 30's and did some
> recordings. I'm still researching this but wondered if any of you have
> seen one of these.
>
> Chris
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