Description
?Quarter-Sawn Oak Chase Bros. Baby Grand
Piano
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?Chase Bros. Piano Co.
Short Auto-Biography of?
Eugene
W.B.
Crawford – man who restored the
piano.
..Born 1936, played in several bands growing up and had an interest in
rebuilding amplifiers and repairs.. (Still do a little of that)…Quit the bands
in 1971, started piano tuning and repairs in
Cleveland
Ohio, then married and settled down in the hills of N.E. PA. in 1977.
…Restored many turn-of-the-century grands with an appetite for old relics..
Still love the old pianos and what they offer above the new pianos
… There is something very unique about each old piano as they have an
individual sound of their own with character to match, especially the old art
case types!
?Aside from that it is a love for the preservation of our history in music
and all that is there.. What we only think is better or new is just a false
sense of fooling ourselves.. I know way to many professional musicians that want
old
Steinways
and Mason
Hamlins
from the 20’s era above all else !
…Thinking to ourselves that we can make anything better is just not true in
many cases.. However it is true that the traditional styles of Grands around the
turn-of-the-century became the most sought after ..
?Sadly not enough are interested in the field of antique pianos, but they
will always be some of the greatest instruments to hear !
?My last restoration and challenge is the late
Fred
Waring
Steinertone
/ Mason
Hamlin
concert grand here in my shop beckoning
for me to finish.. She’s like a beautiful old ship waiting to sail again, very
deserving of the term GRAND.
…Virginia Waring signed a release form from the estate, she died last year in
California..
My hands are still eager to the task, but slowing down some. Everything is here
for this piano, God willing it will be finished the way I want..
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Eugene
B.
Crawford
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DIMENSIONS:
5’7″ in length
Baby Grand
Ivory Keys
Fully Restored
All quarter sawn oak
circa 1897
We are selling this piano for a customer of
ours, a high-end oak furniture collector in Michigan.
For pricing & information email:
dougschmittantiques@verizon.net
or
phone:
(570) 698-6694
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