Laughead Piano: Anybody Heard of It?

[Richard Moody]

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> From: Les Smith <lessmith@buffnet.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Laughead Piano:  Anybody Heard of It?
> Date: Thursday, September 18, 1997 8:42 AM
> 
> Yeah.
> 
> Was this a new piano? If so, I was unaware that they were back in
busi-
> ness. Perhaps someone bought the name, but I can't imagine why. My
> opinion is hardly the last word, because I've only encountered a
couple of
> them over the years, but those that I did see helped redefine the
term
> term "bottom of the barrel". Thankfully, I believe that they were
in
> business only a short period of time and produced only a limited
number
> of pianos. If you have your Atlas handy, it should have the gory
details.
> (Which I can't remember off the top, or even the bottom, of my head
right
> now).
> Les Smith

Well new Pierce says they were in business from 1942 to 1974.  What a
year to start manufacturing pianos.   

rm