Hallet Davis & Co. Upright # 20909

Hallet Davis and Company was a large company based in Boston. Large
enough in fact to have a street named after them still in the area where the
factory had been located. This is an early upright of theirs.
It is quite tall at around 59" and very, very heavy. Most uprights weigh
about 700 lb. on the average but this one weighs close to 1000 lb. even
though it only has a 3/4 plate. Some of the early uprights had agraffes
throughout including agraffes in the bridges (see the other Hallet Davis in
the collection). This one has a graffes at the tuning pin end throughout but
not on the bridges. It has a very nice tone to it and a big bass due to it's size.
The case is burled walnut and black with very ornate carving on the legs and
gold filled etching on the black areas.

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