| Knowing the fair market value of Story & Clark pianos is useful to sellers, buyers and owners. This information can help guide you in making important decisions. STORY & CLARK 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. Pianos made by: various Asian manufacturers Hampton L. Story began as a piano retailer in 1857 when he purchased a music store in Burlington, Vermont. In 1862 he was joined by Mr. Powers to form Story & Powers. In 1867 Story was offered an organ dealership for the western states by Jacob Estey and he set up shop in Chicago. Isaac Camp then joined Story about the late 1860s, forming the firm of Story & Camp. In 1884 Hampton L. Story left Story & Camp and was joined by his son, Edward H. Story and Melville Clark to form the company of Story & Clark. They began manufacturing reed organs until 1895 when they began making pianos. The company discontinued building organs in the early 1900s in favor of concentrating their efforts on piano and player piano manufacturing. By 1901 the business moved to Grand Haven, Michigan (where it remained until about 1985, under several different owners). They started using a Chas. Frederick Stein scale since about 1970 (to 1984) when they were owned by Lowrey, a division of Norlin Industries. Yamaha made some grand pianos for Story & Clark in Japan, in the late 1960s to 1970s. Over the years, brand names controlled included: Story & Clark, Classic, Hampton, Hobart M. Cable, Irvington, Packard, Price & Teeple, Storygrand, Storytone, and Tennyson. The Story & Clark name was then purchased in 1991 by the Classic Player Piano Co., and then by QRS Piano Music Technologies in 1993 where Story & Clark pianos were manufactured in Seneca, Pennsylvania. In 2002 pianos ceased to be manufactured in the U.S.A. Pianos bearing the Story & Clark name were then made in China by the Dongbei piano company; and then in Indonesia by the Samick Music Corporation beginning in 2008, for QRS Piano Music Technologies in the U.S.A. By 2012 various Asian manufacturers made Story & Clark pianos for QRS. COMPARE RETAIL PRICES OF NEW STORY & CLARK PIANOS HERE DETERMINE THE VALUE OF USED STORY & CLARK PIANOS HERE |
| ~ Story & Clark Piano Prices ~ |
| ©2000-2021 Concert Pitch Piano Services. All rights reserved. |
| . |
| . |
| . |
| CONCERT PITCH PIANO SERVICES |
| | EXPERIENCED |
| CERTIFIED |
