1920 MASON AND HAMLIN MODEL A FULL

In my opinion, the Mason & Hamlin is a real work of art.' It is not short of being a small orchestra. Composer Maurice Ravel said of Mason & Hamlin pianos, 'While preserving all the qualities of the percussion instrument, the Mason & Hamlin pianoforte also serves magnificently the composer's concept by its extensive range in dynamics, as well as quality of tone. The most illustrious concert artists of the day aligned themselves with piano manufacturers Sergei Rachmaninoff used a Mason & Hamlin to make his 1924 recording of his Second Piano Concerto.

1920 MASON AND HAMLIN MODEL A FULL

The Cable Company, a Chicago piano manufacturing company, purchased the majority interest in Mason & Hamlin in 1904, when the Golden Age of the Piano was in full force. The firm advertises that it is currently used in all Mason & Hamlin pianos. This was first included in their grands in 1900. Gertz was elected secretary of the company in 1903, and president in 1906, and had patented the company's Tension Resonator, a device fastened to the perimeter of the wooden structure of pianos meant to prevent their sounding boards from flattening. Gertz, an independent piano designer from Germany who had created new scales for them earlier that year. In 1895, the piano department was completely reorganized by Richard W.

Initially they built only upright pianos featuring a patented method of tuning and maintaining string tension which they marketed as the screw stringer and intended as an improvement over the traditional system with tuning pins. Mason & Hamlin began manufacturing pianos in 1883.

Mason & Hamlin supplied organs to several prominent composers, notably Franz Liszt, whose name the company applied to their patented selective sustain mechanism for organs comparable to the sostenuto in pianos. By the early 1870s they were considered the largest and most important manufacturer of reed organs, employing about 500 and producing as many as 200 instruments a week. This design placed the bellows vertically and underneath the reeds, and served as the model for the suction operated American-style reed organ. They originally manufactured only melodeons, but in 1855 introduced the organ-harmonium or flat-topped cabinet organ. Contact us for current status.Mason & Hamlin was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1854 by Henry Mason, son of Lowell Mason, the American hymn composer and musical educator, and Emmons Hamlin, a mechanic and inventor who had worked for melodeon makers Prince & Co. Pianos featured on our site may be in original unrestored condition, or currently undergoing restoration, or completely restored.Occasionally, we offer high quality pianos that are not antique (these were received as a trade-in).For pianos early in the restoration process, you have the opportunity to choose the stain color, finish, and other options.Each piano will be fully restored with a craftsman approach to quality piano restoration that includes new strings, new action, and a beautiful, hand-rubbed case finish.Restored pianos go through a rigorous process from original to fully restored condition.If you like the Yamaha sound, and have room for a bigger piano, this is it! Notes about our Restored Pianos This is a genuine, made for the American market, Yamaha (see pic of Yamaha website). The action is still very tight and has a new feel. The Yamaha was a trade-in on a restored Mason & Hamlin purchase. It has the grippy ivorite keyboard and a Dampp-Chaser unit (for humidity control and longer piano life) that was never used. YAHAMA C5 6’7″ Conservatory Grand YAMAHA C5 6’7″ Conservatory Grand, Circa 1985 – $12,000.Ī gorgeous find! This pristine 1985 Yamaha C5E is in near new condition. This beautiful and unusual piano currently is in the last stages of the restoration process. This grand boasts delicate lattice work in the music stand and a perfect length for any room. A fully restored Mason & Hamlin Model ‘AA’ Victorian grand piano in a lush and warm Honduran mahogany hand-rubbed finish. This stunning Mason grand piano showcases curvy and exceedingly rare ‘Ice Cream Cone’ legs. MASON & HAMLIN Model ‘AA’ 6’2 Grand with Ice Cream Cone Legs – $29,000. As a matter of fact, when we first got this piano into the shop, it hadn’t been tuned for over 30 years, and the tuning was still remarkably stable. Check out the pictures! The Screw Stringer mechanism worked incredibly well for keeping the piano in tune for several years. And even fewer Masons were built in this Victorian Oak case. Most Screw Stringers were uprights, very few were grands. Google “Mason Hamlin Screw Stringer” and you’ll see just how rare these are. Mason & Hamlin – Fully Restored and Ready to Buy Pianos MASON & HAMLIN Screw Stringer Grand Oak Grand 6’2″ The Rarest of the Rare! – $30,000.

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