C.F. Stein was also the scaler and designer of Currier pianos. Not that that means a lot, but he did get around. If I recall, wasn't he an RPT of some renown back in the 50's and 60's? Wim Sent from my iPhone On Sep 29, 2012, at 2:10 PM, "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote: > Just got back from tuning a Lowry PSO/POS. While suffering it's foibles, > two things reared their ugly heads: 1. An epoxy repair I did a few years > ago, on the bass bridge, seems to be failing! Yikes! After the initial R&D > of the 70's epoxies, I've pretty much been failure free. Almost to the > point of considering an epoxy repair as "permanent"! Definately a rude > awakening.<G> > 2. I've seen this in many POS/PSO pianos: "Scaled by Charles Frederich > Stein". And, looking farther, I find: "High Impact Action designed for > Lowry by Charles Frederich Stein". Hmmm? The question is this: Was Charles > Frederich Stein ever associated with any good piano companies? Most, that > I've seen, are mediocre at best. Just kind of wondering about how he became > a "notable" designer and who he really was. Anyone know? > As for the epoxy thang, it's back to doing again. Terry, pay attention > buddy<G> Just ribbin' ya. And, NO, there are no Pichers@!<G> > Best, > Joe > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I >
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