Howard pianos?

[David Ilvedson]

That is definitely not Kawai made...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Paul Mulik" <tubist at swbell.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 5/2/2006 1:50:47 PM
Subject: Re: Howard pianos?


>A friend of mine in Joplin recently bought a small, older Howard grand,
>serial #227757,  for $800.  The finish is pretty dull and it would benefit
>from restringing and a new pinblock, but I'd say he got quite a bargain.

>When I went to tune it for him, I spent probably 5 minutes trying to figure
>out how to remove the action, until I realized that the screws that hold the
>key blocks in place were concealed beneath the rubber buttons.  A few days
>later, I encountered an unusual old Acrosonic which also had screws (for
>removing the top) hidden beneath rubber buttons.

>I guess this is old news to most of you, but perhaps some of our newer
>members may not have encountered this "design feature" before.  Perhaps it
>is unique to Baldwin products?

>--Paul

>>>>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.