<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My experience was with the scaled down = home version -- probably an early 50's vintage.  If it had a turntable in = the bench...I merely sat on it...perhaps that was what was so = uncomfortable.  I thought it was just the fact that the lousy piano gave me the = fidgets.  This one had a soundboard -- well, not that sound -- and the bridges = just as well have floated.  If it inspired the electric guitar....see?....I = was right about modern technology foisting all sorts of marginally useful = junk on us & our progeny!  In a few more years no one will even have the = hearing acuity to perceive anything but the most bombastic passages of Liszt, so = maybe he'll stick around after all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Otto</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=purdy@ohio.edu href="mailto:purdy@ohio.edu">Christopher = Purdy</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 04, 2005 = 9:49 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Storytone = piano</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Michelle,<BR><BR>I have found some more information if = you're interested. The piano was built by Story & Clark and the = electronics are RCA. It does not have a sound board, one thing I read said that it has = "floating bridges", whatever that means. It has a pre-amp and = amplifier in the piano and a turntable and receiver in the bench! There were external speakers.<BR><BR>Everything I have read says that this was the first commercial attempt at an electric piano. One even said that it = pre-dates and inspired the electric guitar. I believe it was exhibited at the worlds = fair, 1939 I think. I also read that it supposedly weighs one and a half = tons. I really doubt that it could weigh 3,000 lbs. though.<BR><BR>I have a = friend that is an antique dealer and he has a chance to buy one. I am going = to see it on Saturday but I'm trying to learn a little bit about it before I go = out there. My friend says that it has an extremely unusual case and is = over the top art deco. The owner is wanting bids on it but I can't figure out = what it might be worth. <BR><BR>I would still appreciate any other input = anybody might have about this.<BR><BR>Chris<BR><BR><BR>On May 4, 2005, at 11:54 AM, = michelle stranges wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>HEyyyyyyyy..<BR>I wanna hear about that too!<BR><BR>Speak = up people!!<BR><BR>:)<BR>michelle<BR><BR>--On Wednesday, May 4, 2005 = 10:56 AM -0400 Christopher Purdy <purdy@ohio.edu> wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE>Is anyone familiar with the Story & Clark = "Storytone" electric piano?<BR>What I have been able to find so far is that = they were made in the 30's.<BR>It sounds like they are an acoustic piano = with pick ups and external<BR>speakers. Earl Hines toured with one in the = 30's and did some<BR>recordings. I'm still researching this but wondered if = any of you have<BR>seen one of = these.<BR><BR>Chris<BR>_______________________________________________<BR= >caut list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR><BR>= _______________________________________________<BR>caut list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><I><?fontfam= ily><?param Lucida Calligraphy>Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.<BR>School of Music, Ohio University<BR>Rm. 311, Robt. = Glidden Hall<BR>Athens, OH 45701<BR>Office (740) 593-1656<BR>Cell (740) 590-3842<BR>fax (740) = 593-1429<BR><?/fontfamily></I>http://www.ohiou.edu/music<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>= </BODY></HTML>