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Actually our American George Stecks (New York) were once exceptionally nice instruments. George Steck himself was a superb innovator, always looking for new ways to strengthen the structural integrity of his instruments for greater tuning stability. The quality held out for quite a few years even af...

There is an early keyboard instrument supply house called the Instrument Workshop out in your direction (Ashland Oregon)at:

http://www.fortepiano.com/

If I am not mistaken the Yamaha M108 a 44" console. I have found these to be good pianos for the home and very stable tuning-wise. That price is probably about the same as what one would expect for a 12 year old piano from a dealer here, although one might be available for about 10-20% less fro...

Don't feel too bad about the missing parts. My Andre Stein square has most of the action sled missing along with top block of the pedal lyre. Most of the lower strings are gone, and quite a few hammer shanks are broken. I am taking it slow and plan to to take a trip to visit a museum that has a very...

As I have recently acquired an Andre Stein from about the same year, I have been looking into restoration options quite extensively. I have been advised by most experts to do as little as possible to alter the original parts, use animal glues only for repairs, take extensive photos of the instrument...

As I am from Rudolph Wurlitzer's American hometown, Cincinnati, Ohio, I think I can answer that part of the question. I originally apprenticed with a Steinway and Wurltizer dealer back in the 1970s. Back then Wurlitzer was a low to medium priced piano, okay but nothing to write home about. Around 19...

As I live in Baldwin's home city, and worked for the Baldwin Piano Company for many years, I have tuned many Baldwin Monarchs in my day. Most are small upright pianos from the 1920s and 30s similar in size to today's 45" studio uprights. As with all "modern" American pianos the damper...

The label that you mention was for the National Association of Music Merchants. This label is often seen on many early (to mid?) 20th century American pianos.

Frank Renfrow Tuner
Cincinnati, Ohio / Bellevue, Kentucky USA