Cy, I myself don't know anything more than what's in three of the usual book sources, Daniel Spillane, Alfred Dolge, and Larry Fine's Piano Book. I usually find all three worth checking out (everything taken with loads of grains of salt!), but I'm sure others can give other and better sources. I usually also check the Appendix in Craig Roell, which is derived from information current in 1916. (Not 1910, as I remembered wrongly...) I couldn't find Krakauer in this Appendix, probably because there is a lower limit for company size. I do recall reading a post in Pianotech or CAUT last year (original date not recalled), from somebody who once had found a good Krakauer piano that had been put out to the curb -- perhaps that was in Brooklyn. Or could that have been you? Thanks for your message, Randy Jacob University of Michigan Library --On Saturday, August 23, 2003 11:32 AM -0500 Cy Shuster <charter1400@charter.net> wrote: > That's very interesting, Randy! Is there any more info about Krakauer? > I'm curious because I own one. I know their factory was in the Bronx, > where many piano manufacturers were. I'd be interested to know how their > pianos were ranked vs. others at that time. > > --Cy Shuster-- > Rochester, MN > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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