Howard pianos?

[Alan Barnard]

Howard was an old organ and piano company that was bought by, or otherwise
assimilated (resistance being fu-tile) by Baldwin. They used to build the
Howards, probably as  lower price-points, but I don't know if they still
do. I rebuilt a rather nice 1906 Howard upright for a local Bed & Breakfast
a few years ago. I don't know if or when they quite using the name, but I
know there are a lot of small Howard baby grands floating about, in the
Midwest anyway.

Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri


> [Original Message]
> From: Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 05/02/2006 9:39:19 AM
> Subject: RE: Howard pianos?
>
> You answered your own question.  :-)  It was made by Kawai for Baldwin.
> There were two short models though I don't remember the exact sizes.
> The smaller one was SMALL!  I remember some of these from the early 70s
> but I don't think it was an arrangement of long standing.
>
> dave
>
> David M. Porritt
> dporritt at smu.edu
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf Of Bec and John Silva
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 9:07 AM
> To: Pianotech List
> Subject: Howard pianos?
>
> 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