Haddorff piano

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John -

About 6 months ago I had a circa 1915 Haddorff upright in my shop for
refinishing, restringing, action work and various other repairs.  I
wouldn't call it outstanding, but it certainly was an "above-average"
upright, the action was still all-original parts and quite solid.  Piano
had a decent bass and mid-section.  The case was of particular interest -
very nice.  I have only seen one console - would consider it above
average, as well.

Mark Potter
bases-loaded@juno.com

On Fri, 11 Jun 1999 21:50:19 -0500 "John M. Formsma"
<jformsma@dixie-net.com> writes:
>Greetings, List.
>
>I had the opportunity today to look at a 1941 #126617 Haddorff 
>console.  The
>only thing that I know about it is what info is in the Pierce book.  
>It was
>at one time controlled by Krakauer Bros, and also controlled by Conn.
>Manufacture was discontinued after 1960.
>
>This was a first for me--having never heard the name "Haddorff".  The 
>case
>looked really good, and the insides looked good, too.  The action has
>Billings flanges.  The hammers were still well aligned, and had little 
>wear.
>Overall, it looked like it was designed well.  Although not tuned in 
>years,
>it produced a good tone.  There were no cracks in either the 
>soundboard or
>the bridges.
>
>Have any of you had experience with this name?  I told the owners that 
>I'd
>research it to see whether it would be worth regulating, key 
>bleaching, etc.
>The piano was donated to their historical society, and they would like 
>to
>see it restored to good working condition.  Any info will be 
>appreciated.
>BTW, I've searched the archives, and found only a few comments (which 
>seemed
>to be generally favorable) about the Haddorff name.  Would like to 
>hear more
>from you all, though.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Formsma
>