[pianotech] Unknown Aeolian-American Piano

[Ken & Pat Gerler]

Having been in the business for a couple of years (going on 38), Everett and 
Estey were separate companies and, to my knowledge, never put the "logo" 
"Made in America by American Craftsman". The only company that ever put that 
in their pianos was Aeolian-American.  And, as Ron N commented, if these 
pianos were a "sample" of "true" American Craftsman - may we all be put to 
shame!  The last ones that I ever saw were so bad that they were PSOs (Piano 
shaped objects) when they came out of the factory.

Ken Gerler
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Unknown Aeolian-American Piano


>I agree...the E first reminded me of the Everett E but I think it might 
>well be an Estey...
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
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> From: "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
> To: kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net; pianotech at ptg.org
> Received: 11/23/2009 9:17:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Unknown Aeolian-American Piano
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>>Ken
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>>I'm thinking Emerson or Everett. Maybe Estey??
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>>Paul
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>>From:
>>"Ken & Pat Gerler" <kenneth.gerler at prodigy.net>
>>To:
>><pianotech at ptg.org>
>>Date:
>>11/23/2009 10:48 AM
>>Subject:
>>[pianotech] Unknown Aeolian-American Piano
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>>Hello List,
>>This piano was purchased in the State of Washington and is now in St.
>>Louis, MO. All that is left of a decal is an "E" on the Music Deck. It was
>>Manufactured by Aeolian-American for Tallman Music. What might have been
>>the name of the piano?
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