Howard pianos?

[Gordon Holley]

This is not of great importance, but, a Howard Grand is on display in the 
home/farm of Amy and Ike
Eisenhower in Gettysburg, PA.  It was the family piano.  Couldn't get close 
enough to get the SN.
Regards, Gordon Holley, Goshen, IN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Wickham" <wwickham at stny.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: Howard pianos?


> Howard pianos were made by Baldwin (DH Baldwin in Arkansas I think)  prior 
> to 1966. After that they were made by Kawaii. I haven't had the 
> opportunity to see a grand that large and I have never seen one of  the 
> Kawaii produced Howards, but the smaller grands and many uprights  I've 
> seen are pretty much average-cheap.
>
> Good luck!
> will wickham
>
> On May 2, 2006, at 10:06 AM, Bec and John Silva wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Can anyone share knowledge or experience with Howard pianos? I  haven't 
>> heard of them. Someone I know is interested in purchasing a  5'9" one for 
>> about $6500, and it's from the 60s. He was told it was  made by Kawai for 
>> Baldwin. It also has a crack in the soundboard  its entire length with an 
>> epoxy repair, but I'm not sure when this  was performed.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> - John
>