Mason & Hamlin console probably

[Clyde Hollinger]

Friends,

I just had a call from a woman who wants to sell her Mason and Hamlin
piano.  She bought it new about 1978 and it's a vertical.  Do Mason &
Hamlin consoles command a premium because of the name?  Was their
console anything more than average?

I think I saw a Mason & Hamlin console from about that era one time, and
I was surprised they would stoop to put their name on what appeared to
be an ordinary console.  I didn't tune it or work on it, though, so I
was just going by what I saw.  It was at a church camp, so not
particularly well cared for.

Regards,
Clyde