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Hume Concert Grand #10594 (1907)
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Like the Steinert Concert Grand this piano is a near twin to a Steinway D. The Hume seems to be of a slightly higher quality. This Hume was masquerading as a Steinert. We're not sure why yet. See the bolted on Steinert plate in the… |
Julius Bauer Grand #36152
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In addition to the normal ribs on the underside of the soundboard, these Bauer pianos have a matching rib above the board to help maintain crown. The entire soundboard, ribs and string arrangement is separate from the rim. |
Kimball Concert Grand
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Krakauer Tilting Grand
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By means of a pivot perfectly placed at the balance point, this grand piano can be tilted up and out of view when not in use. Instead of tilting just the keyboard, the entire plate, action and case tilt. The lid, which is currently off,… |
Mason & Hamlin Concert Grand #10813
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One of the first Mason & Hamlin grands to have a conventional pinblock as opposed to the screwstringers they had been making since the early 1880s. |
Mason & Hamlin Concert Grand 9'4" #11833
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One of the largest and heaviest pianos ever made is the Mason & Hamlin 9'4" Concert grand. Also the width is larger than most. The treble key block is about 9" wide as opposed to a more common 2" width. The extra width at the cornice and at… |
Mason & Hamlin Hickman Grand #40730
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Clarence Hickman invented a new type action for grand pianos. It was only installed in a small number of pianos before the Depression put a halt to the invention. A very helpful website showing its operation can be seen here. In brief,… |
Mason & Hamlin Model A Grand
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The closest the piano industry ever got to building the perfect piano was the Mason & Hamlin model Ax6, There are many variations, beginning with the model A and working up the scale to the Ax9 at least. Though the Ax9 and Ax7 are nearly as… |
Mason & Hamlin Style A Screwstringer Grand #6552
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Like its bigger brother the Style B, this is a screwstringer with a European looking case. It appears this model was used by M. Ditlef in the painting entitled "Sonata". This picture, at the Copley Plaza Ballroom was for a production of… |