List, Someone recently was asking about the 9'6" Mason & Hamlin grands but I can't remember who. Anyway, I found this on the rec.music.makers.piano list and thought that person might be interested in knowing where there is another one. >Sayeh Taghavi <staghavi@ea.oac.uci.edu> wrote: >>i recently acquired a mason & hamlin model "cc1" 9'6" concert grand >>believing it was a 9' piano. i did not know, until recently, that mason & >>hamlin made a 9'6". i was told by a technician that he believes there >>were only twelve of these made. he believes one is in utah and the other >>somewhere in arizona. >> >>i have rebuilt the piano with all new action parts. the soundboard, due >>to the spider, has a perfect crown. i had a pianist from russia come in >>today to play it and she felt, compared to the hamburg steinways, >>bosendorfers and faziolis she's played, this piano was superior. she >>described it as the most velvety smooth sound and wonderful touch she's >>ever played. i had a ucla music faculty member say a similar thing. it >>really is that good. >> >>i would like to confirm, if anyone has information, as to whether there >>were only twelve of these pianos made. i would also like to know of >>other pianists that own a similar piano. i am asking $65,000 u.s. and >>would like to know if this is reasonable, as the new, new york made >>steinway d's are going for a similar price. >> >>i would appreciate any information anyone may provide me. i just started >>surfing the internet tonight and am using my wife's e-mail >>address/computer. in the event that you can not contact me, due to an >>error on my part, i would appreciate you calling me collect at >>818-442-1150 from 9-5, pacific time. please ask for john and thank you >>for any help you may provide. >> > _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moore's School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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