1980 Mason Hamlin BB

[Farrell]

No answers for you, sorry. Just confirmation. I tuned a 1980 BB a few days
ago for the first time - also the first of these I have ever tuned (I've
tuned smaller old M&Hs & loved 'em). I was a very mediocre piano. Ho-hum at
best. Seemed to be fairly worn for it's age - but I do not know exactly how
hard it has been played, but it has been in private residential ownership.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

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Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 10:21 AM
Subject: 1980 Mason Hamlin BB


> Friends,
> I have been servicing a BB that was one of the last from Aeolian
> (1980-1985)- the hammer felt is peeling from some of the moldings and the
> tuning pins are loose.  The tone is not good although needling down the
> hammers has helped some.  I am prepared to replace the hammers and
pinblock
> but have never seen one of these rebuilt and am wondering about the real
> potential. I haven't yet seen one of these that was a terrific piano.
> Anybody turned one of these into a really nice piano?    What are the
chances
> of replacing the stack with a current production one and getting rid of
those
> awful Aeolian wippins?      Thanks.
>
> Gary Ford,  Boston
>