[pianotech] CF Stein

[Dale Erwin]

Hi Bruce
 Nice looking piano. The case is similar in shape to a 6 ft. J. Bauer we restored. Do like the sound of this piano?
I've always been intrigued by these pianos. We don't see any out here on the frontier. ;)
Only seen 1 and liked it. The rib ends actually sat up on the inner rim and appeared the rib ends were all that was glued to the rim. Interesting sound. Do you see nay odd anomalies like that on this one?


Dale Erwin R.P.T.
Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.
 Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos
www.Erwinspiano.com
Phone: 209-577-8397

 
  





-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Dornfeld <bdornfeld at earthlink.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thu, Nov 15, 2012 6:49 pm
Subject: [pianotech] CF Stein


Not too long ago, there was discussion on this list about Charles Frederick
Stein, the scale designer and piano builder.  This week I saw one of the CF
Steins in my clientel.  This one is a 6 foot 1 inch grand.  Stein had a
factory in Chicago; I serve Chicago's northern suburbs so I see more of
these than most of you.  This was built about 1930, and had some rebuilding
work done, probably in the 1980s.  It now has Schaff bass strings, a newer
pinblock, hammers and shanks.  It is a very nice piano, not much out of the
norm.  I am not sure about sending photo files in a smaller size, so I will
try sending the seven I have one at a time with comments.  This first is
just the fallboard decal.

Bruce Dornfeld, RPT North Shore Chapter

bdornfeld at earthlink.net

 


 


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