The finish is more worn than that of the piano, but nothing severe-it's just been rubbed away more with use. Of a standard style, which looks the same vintage as the piano. I bought the piano while in school(for music) from a man who is the son of the original owner. The pictures make it look a lot worse than it is, but I'd rather be honest with you than hide anything. There are some chips to the lacquer on the bottom outer edges, but finish is otherwise pretty good. So it needs tuning, but it's okay enough for you to hear its great sound-very rich in the bass for an upright. The piano is in very good mechanical condition for its age. You could be browsing those listings for $500 pianos that look perfect(because they never got used much) but instead you're here, because you want that Steinway sound. more to this listing, it's probably because of the name, and I can understand that. Black/ebony semi-gloss lacquer, original keys, two pedals. Robert Pacey Christmas 2010Ī Steinway& Sons console upright piano. The copy I have reprinted it from was one of my best junks shop finds and must be very rare so I hope it will interest fellow musical instrument enthusiasts. American organs by Hillier, Peloubet, Mason& Hamlin, Bell, etc. Harmoniums by Caesarini, Gilbert Bauer, Christophe& Etienne, Trayser, etc. Pianos include Bord, Monington& Weston, Haake, Lange,Hollings& Spanberg, Sachberg, Neumeyer, Brinsmead, etc. There are details with engravings and prices of the instruments listed. The catalogue has engravings of the outside and inside of his vast wharehouse with hundreds of instruments lined up. Tells us in the text that he started in business in his front room at 56 Melville Place, Liverpool in 1871 with one harmonium, which he sold for four and a half guineas, £4 six shillings) He was obviously a clever business man and by the mid 1880s claimed to have sold 22,000 pianos. William Lea whose shop the booklet features. Reprinted by Old Chapel Lane Books, Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire 2010. 1888, 52 pages, appromimately 50 illustrations. WILLIAM LEA, Music Warehouse, 50& 52 Church Street, LIVERPOOL.
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HOW TO BUY A PIANOFORTE HARMONIUM OR AMERICAN ORGAN. The copy I have reprinted it from was one of my best junk shop finds and must be very rare so I hope it interest fellow musical instrument enthusiasts. The book is A4 size, which is quite near the original size. The steel engravings are very difficult to scan& so some have reproduced better than others.
There is also details and an engraving of a pressure model'Orchestral Organ' with percussion and double expression which was based on, and it seems used parts bought in from) Mustel in Paris, of which very few were ever made.
#Mason and hamlin upright piano 1901 manual#
The catalogue itself runs though all the models available at the time from the'Economy Organ' with one row of reeds at £8 to the three manual and pedal instrument at £300. A list of awards and medals won at international exhibitions from 1867-1885, a list of testimonials from eminent musicians of the day such a Franz Liszt& Johann Strauss etc.
The catalogue has a brief history of the Mason& Hamlin company. Reprinted by Old Chapel Lane Books, Burgh le Marsh, Lincolnshire 2011. more 36 pages, appromimately 40 illustrations. 64" wide and 52-1/4" high.ĬATALOGUE OF MASON& HAMLIN AMERICAN ORGANS SOLD BY WHOLESALE AGENTS METZLER& CO. Also a couple photos to show the missing and chipped ivories. I have attached some additional photos to show damage to the left side. It is located in Hammond, Indiana(next to Chicago) at ground level. Buyer is responsible for pickup within 30 days of end of auction and it is strongly recommended that you use a reputable piano mover. As with any piano this age and with the amount of use it has had it is probably due for a rebuilding and refinishing, but when completed you will have the best of the best. Despite it's age it still retains the famous Mason& Hamlin sound. A few missing ivories and some with chips/cracks. more all original, used condition and is sold"as is, where is" There is some missing veneer around the feet and some small gouges with missing veneer on the sides and other small places. This piano spent most of it's life in a church Sunday school.
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