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Hallet, Davis & Company
Original Manufacturer of this brand-name--Hallet, Davis & Company
Established--1879 in Boston, MA.
Other brand-names used by this manufacturer--
Other manufacturers of this brand-name--Aeolian Company.
Established--1879 in Boston, MA.
Other brand-names used by this manufacturer--
Other manufacturers of this brand-name--Aeolian Company.
Source: Pierce Piano Atlas, 12th Edition (2008, Larry Ashley Publisher, Albuquerque, NM).
Note: To obtain the age of your piano and details about the manufacturer, click: Pierce Piano Atlas--"the world's most authoritative publication on piano manufacturers, past and present." To learn how a piano works and how to go about buying one, we encourage you to purchase The Piano Book.
Note: To obtain the age of your piano and details about the manufacturer, click: Pierce Piano Atlas--"the world's most authoritative publication on piano manufacturers, past and present." To learn how a piano works and how to go about buying one, we encourage you to purchase The Piano Book.
53" Hallet, Davis & Co. Upright #30685
Elegant Victorian ebonized cabinet. Built in 1885. A solid piano when new, well worth restoring. In "original" condition. This is a "family heirloom" piano.
Elegant Victorian ebonized cabinet. Built in 1885. A solid piano when new, well worth restoring. In "original" condition. This is a "family heirloom" piano.
IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED:
Cleaning—Clean board, strings, pins, pedals, keybed, action.
Pins & strings—Replace loosest pins, replace strings that break during tuning, install new bass strings.
Recondition action & pedals—Tighten screws, replace loose center pins, recondition pedal mechanisms. Install new hammers, replace warped hammer shanks. Install new bridle tapes.
Regulation—Complete regulation, install new underkey punchings. Tune to A-440.
Keytops—Replace badly worn ivories.
Cabinet—Clean. Install new cloth under decorative panels.
Cleaning—Clean board, strings, pins, pedals, keybed, action.
Pins & strings—Replace loosest pins, replace strings that break during tuning, install new bass strings.
Recondition action & pedals—Tighten screws, replace loose center pins, recondition pedal mechanisms. Install new hammers, replace warped hammer shanks. Install new bridle tapes.
Regulation—Complete regulation, install new underkey punchings. Tune to A-440.
Keytops—Replace badly worn ivories.
Cabinet—Clean. Install new cloth under decorative panels.
Selected pictures of the improvement process taken in our shop
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