Who Makes Story & Clark Pianos?
Story and Clark pianos are manufactured by Pennsylvania-based QRS Music. The company was founded by Melville Clark, who had been part of the Story and Clark Piano Company and created the modern player piano, according to QRS Music.
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History
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QRS was founded in 1900 when player pianos were more popular than today. Player pianos, which play without a performer, had their golden age for about the first 30 years of the 1900s, ending with the Great Depression. Player pianos experienced a renaissance in the 1950s, according to QRS Music.
Unique Qualities
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Story and Clark pianos are player pianos of high quality, according to retailers such as Daynes Music Company. PNOscan technology, according to QRS, allows a piano to be used as a player piano. PNOscan includes many interesting features, including the ability to connect your laptop to the piano to record and digitally share your playing with others. The PNOscan technology can be switched off as well, allowing you to manually play the piano.
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Locations
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QRS Music Technologies is located in the U.S. in Seneca, Pennsylvania, but has offices in the Netherlands, Australia and Hong Kong.
Unique Facts
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According to QRSMusic, they are the only manufacturer of player piano rolls in the world.
Retailers
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Story and Clark pianos can be purchased throughout the U.S. at retailers including Hollywood Piano Company in Burbank, California, and White Plains Piano in White Plains, New York.
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Comments
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just did some quick research. and your answer is deliberately misleading... story & clarks were made in china for awhile and have since moved production to indonesia, according to pianoworld blog... why are you trying to make it sound like they are made in pennsylvania?
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you didn't answer the question. are you saying they are made in pennsylvania and not asia?
