[CAUT] Hazelton Bros NY 5'6" grand

[Paul T Williams]

I will need to go see it.  If it looks nice, but needs a soundboard and 
action, etc, it might not be worth the headache.  but,....you never know. 
I'll need to ask why they're selling it..to get a nicer piano or what? Why 
would they have had it refinished if it's days are done, and and and....

Best,
Paul




From:
Ian Gillis <iangillis78 at gmail.com>
To:
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Date:
08/27/2010 12:16 PM
Subject:
[CAUT] Hazelton Bros NY 5'6" grand



Similar to Cliff's experience, I serviced an old worn-out Hazelton grand 
of that description from the 1910's. I think any genuine Hazelton Bros. 
piano would have to be the better part of a century old at this point. 
They may have been decent pianos when first made, but it doesn't make an 
enormous amount of sense to me that someone could do a true restoration on 
a piano like that and then sell it for that price. I suppose it's 
possible!
Ian Gillis

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Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:49:35 -0400
From: Cliff Lesher <lesher at dejazzd.com>
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Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hazelton Bros NY 5'6" grand
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Paul,

I tune one, a grand, about 8 feet, made circa 1898.  It's totally
worn out,  but underneath the fatigue seems to be a substantial
piano.  If rebuilt, I believe it would be stunning.

Pierce also cites a Brambach affiliation after 1920.  From 1933,
Brambach serial numbers seem to mirror the Hazelton sequence.

Cliff Lesher
Winfield, PA
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On Aug 27, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Paul T Williams wrote:

> Does anyone know about the Hazelton Brothers piano co?  A church
> here in Lincoln is selling one for $2,500 all refinished, but
> haven't looked at it yet.  Might consider it for a practice room or
> something. Not sure of the year made, so it could be a Kohler and
> Campbell or a Samick.  I've never seen one.
>
> Thanks
> Paul

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