The Story & Clark Piano & Organ Company is one of the most popular piano manufacturers in America. Story opened his first music store in Burlington, Vermont in 1859. In 1862 Story went into partnership with a piano builder by the name of Powers and formed “The Story & Powers Company”. Aug 12, 2013 Search. This video is unavailable. Story & Clark Console Piano Brigham Larson Pianos. Unsubscribe from Brigham Larson Pianos? Baldwin vertical pianos 44” tall and up: 6000, 5050, 248 (after 1993), 243. Gibson Guitars Guitars acquired the Hamilton name in 2001, when they purchased the Baldwin Piano Co. See Acrosonic or Baldwin for additional numbers. Serial numbers are for the first piano made in year shown.
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Piano serial numbers April 14, 2010 // by Piano Emporium We are often asked to give a particular pianos age and most of the time it is based on finding a serial number so that we can cross reference with the date of manufacture.
My local piano store is selling a 1997 Story and Clark 45' upright piano for $1700. Model number 15258 and Serial Number 705825. It looks in good condition. Going to go see it this weekend and play around on it to see if the keys feel all right.
Assuming that there's nothing wrong with it, is this a good price? Any advice on what to look for when I take a look at it? Any opinions on Story and Clark. Haven't heard about that brand until this week. Information online is a little sparse on that brand.
Serial numbers are for first piano made in year shown. Serial numbers can be found in locations marked by a S. The serial number on GRAND PIANOS is stamped on the gold colored plate located where you see a red S inside the piano as illustrated in the grand piano picture. The serial number of your piano can be found stamped somewhere on the frame or soundboard. On Story & Clark grand pianos the number may be found on the key stop rail and/or the soundboard. The number shown here is the last serial number manufactured in that year.
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Story & Clark Piano Co.
269 Quaker Drive
Seneca, Pennsylvania 16346
800-247-6557
814-676-6683
www.qrsmusic.com
Owned by: QRS Music Technologies, Inc.
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Pianos made by: various German and Asian manufacturers
Hampton Story began making pianos in 1857 and was joined by Melville Clark in 1884. The business settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1901, where it remained, under various owners, until about 1990, when a new owner moved the company to its present location in Seneca, Pennsylvania. Over the years, pianos were manufactured under a number of different names, including, in recent years, Story & Clark, Gulbransen, Hobart M. Cable, Hampton, and Classic. In 1993 Story & Clark was purchased by QRS Piano Rolls, Inc., now QRS Music Technologies, Inc. (Ironically, QRS itself was founded in 1900 by Melville Clark, of the Story & Clark Piano Co. of old.) QRS, historically the nation’s major source of music rolls for traditional player pianos, now manufactures an electronic player-piano system, called PNOmation, that can be retrofitted into any piano (see “Buying an Electronic Player-Piano System”).
Story & Clark offers two series of pianos, each series including verticals and grands made to its specifications by various Asian manufacturers. The Heritage Series is a popularly priced line of verticals and grands with a Storytone II soundboard—Story & Clark’s name for a veneer-laminated, all-spruce soundboard.
The Signature Series also comes in both vertical and grand models. These pianos feature premium Renner hammers, Röslau strings, maple and mahogany rims, solid brass hardware, Bolduc tapered soundboards of solid spruce, sand-cast plates, and advanced low-tension scales. The Signature models have cabinet designs that offer lots of detail for the money and coordinate with major furniture trends. In spite of their beauty, the company says, these pianos are also appropriate for school and commercial applications.
In keeping with the tradition, established by Hampton Story and Melville Clark, of integrating the latest technology into pianos, all Story & Clark pianos now come equipped with QRS’s latest connected systems. Grand pianos, and the 48″ model H7 Academy upright, all have a PNOmation Studio reproducing-piano system, which includes the PNOmation3 playback system, the PNOscan™ record system, a keystop rail to prevent the hammers from striking the strings in Practice (Silent) mode, and a specially designed piano speaker. Most vertical pianos are standardly equipped with a connected PNOscan Studio system, which includes PNOscan, the PNOmation3 controller, a keystop rail, a specially designed piano speaker, headphones, and one year of PianoMarvel interactive piano lessons.
PNOscan is an optical sensor strip attached to the key frame directly under the keys. It senses the entire movement of each key so that it can precisely re-create every detail of an original performance, including the force, speed, and duration of each note played, without affecting the touch or response of the keyboard. The data captured by QRS’s PNOmation3 controller can then be used in multiple ways: wirelessly transmitted via Bluetooth to third-party apps, auto-recorded, auto-saved locally, or auto-archived to the customer’s free PNOcloud account. The PNOmation3 controller also features built-in sounds for practicing in silence or layering. Use of any Wi-Fi–enabled or hardwired device will give full access to all settings, setups, and content, and the systems can also be controlled by Apple Watch and Amazon Echo. A USB connection or MIDI output to a computer, general MIDI sound module, or other digital device is also available. PNOscan and PNOmation are both HD MIDI ready. The addition of these systems to every Story & Clark acoustic piano gives customers the potential to have all the features of a digital piano and more.
In all Story & Clark pianos with a factory-installed PNOmation system, the system will be fully concealed, with no solenoid-rail cover visible, no need to cut the legs to accommodate the entire 88-note system, and full use of the original pedals and trapwork. This is called the QRS ZERO installation.
In 2017 Story & Clark introduced its new Black-Tie series, made to its specifications in cooperation with the German manufacturer Blüthner. The new models are specifically designed to perform in the rigors of commercial venues. Premium features include Renner hammers, Röslau strings, beech rims, solid brass hardware, tapered spruce soundboards, sand-cast plates, and advanced low-tension scales. The new models will include PNOmation Studio or PNOscan Studio systems, as outlined above. Prices were not available at press time.
Warranty: 10 years on moving parts to original purchaser.
Acoustic Piano: Model & Pricing Guide
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* See the Introduction for an explanation of pricing.
All Story & Clark pianos include PNOscan, and USB and MIDI connectivity. In addition, all grands now include a QRS PNOmation player-piano system. Prices shown are those for online sales through www.qrsmusic.com.
Story And Clark Piano Serial Numbers
Model | Feet | Inches | Description | MSRP* | SMP* |
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Story & Clark Heritage Series Verticals | |||||
H7 | 46 | Academy Polished Ebony | 5,395 | ||
Story & Clark Signature Series Verticals | |||||
S8 | 48 | Cosmopolitan Polished Ebony | 5,395 | ||
Story & Clark Heritage Series Grands | |||||
H50A | 4 | 11 | Prelude Polished Ebony/Mahogany | 16,695 | |
H60 QA | 5 | 0 | French Provincial Polished Ebony | 17,495 | |
H60 QA | 5 | 0 | French Provincial Satin Lacquer and Polished Mahogany | 17,595 | |
H60A | 5 | 3 | Academy Satin and Polished Ebony | 17,495 | |
H60A | 5 | 3 | Academy Polished Mahogany | 17,495 | |
H60A | 5 | 3 | Academy Polished White | 17,995 | |
H70A | 5 | 7 | Conservatory Polished Ebony | 18,895 | |
H80 | 6 | 1 | Professional Polished Ebony | 21,395 | |
H90 | 6 | 10 | Semi-Concert Polished Ebony | 28,795 | |
Story & Clark Signature Series Grands | |||||
S500 | 4 | 11 | Manhattan Semigloss Ebony w/Birdseye Maple Accents | 25,095 | |
S600 | 5 | 4 | Cosmopolitan Polished Ebony | 24,395 | |
S600 | 5 | 4 | Melrose Polished Ebony/Mahogany | 26,995 | |
S600 | 5 | 4 | Park West Satin Ebony | 24,195 | |
S600 | 5 | 4 | Park West Polished Ebony | 24,495 | |
S700 | 5 | 9 | Fairfax Polished Ebony w/Bubinga Accents | 26,695 | |
S700 | 5 | 9 | Versailles Satin Lacquer Cherry | 26,295 | |
S700 | 5 | 9 | Park West Polished Ebony | 24,695 | |
S800 | 6 | 2 | Islander British Colonial Satin Walnut | 27,895 | |
S800 | 6 | 2 | Park West Polished Ebony | 25,395 | |
S900 | 7 | 0 | Park West Satin Ebony | 38,495 |