Before that I think they were made by Straube. Had a Hammond player once ( 1920's) and I think this is what it said. Thump --- James Grebe <pianoman@accessus.net> wrote: > Hammond pianos were built by Everett and general the > same except for the > case design. > James Grebe > Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair > Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups > (314) 608-4137 > WWW.JamesGrebe.com > 1526 Raspberry Lane > Arnold, MO 63010 > BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! > pianoman@accessus.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 10:56 PM > Subject: Re: WD40 again > > > > Saw a very rare Hammond console piano with allen > screws holding the top > > lid in place. Seemed like a decent, well made > little piano. > > > > Terry Peterson > > > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: Horace Greeley <hgreeley@stanford.edu> > > Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Subject: Re: WD40 again > > Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 20:25:57 -0800 > > > > > > > > At 07:31 PM 11/5/2004, you wrote: > > > > >Another one of my fun appointments this week > was an > > >almost-impossible-to-open upright. Nothing out > of the ordinary about > > >this > > >piano, just your average console. Except that > some DEAR soul had for > > >some > > >unknown reason gone and removed the lid hinges > and replaced them > > >with > > >unbendable thick L-shaped pieces of steel held > in place by thick > > >rusting, > > >stripped, allen-wrench bolts. *frustration and > strife*. > > > > > > This was found mostly on Everett Series 10 and 11 > "Institutional > > Uprights", although it did show up on a few > of their home models from > > time to time. It was, in fact, a factory thing... > > > > Horace > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer > virus scan from McAfeeŽ > > Security. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com
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