Story and Clark Grand (Water Damage)

[tom]

Matthew,

            It’s a Yamaha grand with the Story and Clark name on the front.
Best piano Story and Clark ever “made” !  <G>

            Same era as the Kawai made Howard for Baldwin. Now it’s Asian
made Boston’s and Essex  for Steinway and every name you can remember made
in China.

            Anyway, I’d be careful about any definitive assessment on water
damage as the final result may take a while to show up.

            Without seeing the piano I think the school would be best served
by declaring this piano a total loss.

            The next step is to assign value and I will leave that
discussion for another thread.

            Tom Driscoll

            

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Matthew Todd
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 8:04 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Story and Clark Grand (Water Damage)

 

Okay guys,

 

I returned from my inspection at the school with the water damaged piano.

 

The piano is a 1969 Story and Clark Grand.  It is sad, but it could be
worse.  The soundboard and pinblock looked fine beside the anticipated water
stain on the board.

 

It will need a complete restringing.  All the tuning pins are rusted.  All
hammers will need replacing as well as all felts and dampers, obviously.

 

This is a Story and Clark Grand with a Yamaha action.  Can someone explain
the history and connection here?

 

Since this is at a public school, I am sure they will agree to the partial
rebuild at the drop of a hat (yeah, right!).  Have any of you had any luck
with a school agreeing to this kind of work?  If they don't, I wonder if I
can buy it from them and do it myself?  Good experience, huh?

 

 

Matthew

  


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