[pianotech] 1904 Starr Upright

[Rob McCall]

Thanks Wim!

That's kind of what I figured.  I don't see very many Starr's out in the southwest but from the parts that were left, it looked like a hundred other turn of the century grands as you mentioned. From what I can tell of the parts that weren't burned, this one was pretty worn, too. It had very deep cut grooves in the hammers, broken bridle straps, etc.  Not much left to look for, but those parts that remained seemed to be an indication of the level of care given to this particular instrument.

Regards,

Rob McCall

McCall Piano Service, LLC
www.mccallpiano.com
Murrieta, CA
951-698-1875

On Jun 26, 2012, at 11:54 , tnrwim at aol.com wrote:

> Rob
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> Back in the late 1800's and early 1900's, piano manufacturing was the single biggest industry in the USA. Anyone who had any kind of woodworking experience opened up a piano shop. All they had to do was get action companies and plate makers to send them the insides, and they were in business. Starr was one of many such companies in the Midwest. I've tuned many of them in St. Louis, and although they were OK, they were nothing to get excited about.
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> If the customer does have a "new for old" rider on his home owner insurance, then I guess the owner is entitled to a new instruments. But back then, the only uprights that were being made were at least 5" tall. That doesn't mean they are entitled to a new 60" or 52" upright. I would say anything in the 45" to 48" range would be comparable. Looking at the list of comparable new instruments, any of them in the $4000 - $6000 range would qualify.
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> Wim.  
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