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PIANO: Mason & Hamlin, model A, 5’8” Grand Piano & Bench, serial # 31835

Finish:  Ebony Satin Finish in rubbed lacquer.   

Description: Many musicians prefer the broad singing tone of the Boston-built Mason & Hamlin over the Steinway piano. This Grand Piano built in the famous Boston factory in 1923 and is the example of Mason & Hamlin’s Golden Age. After the factory was moved in the late ’20’s, Mason & Hamlin lost a great degree of its value due to increasingly poorer quality of execution. This piano was kept by an older woman piano teacher -- who lived alone. She adored the instrument and her 5 cats. When she died, her nephew inherited the piano, kept it for his children and then finally offered up for sale. The cabinet had been refinished 20+ years ago and new key-tops were installed as well. She also installed heavy custom made casters. We opted to accept the condition of the cabinet, acceptable but noticeably used, and the condition of the superstructure (soundboard, pinblock, strings, etc.) and chose to recondition the action and reset tuning pins to insure tuning stability. When we replaced the #4 bass string, we discovered that the scale design of this model A is ‘heavier’ in the bass specifications than most A’s of this period – resulting in a deeper richer bass! The original hammers were resurfaced and voiced and the action was reconditioned and regulated. This piano is truly a musician’s piano and is larger in tone than any comparable Steinway. We have chosen not to completely rebuild this piano to offer a truly remarkable value price.

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