Franklin was on the low end of the American Piano
Company line ( Mason&Hamlin, Knabe, Chickering,
Haines, Fischer, Marshall & Wendell, Frankiln ), and
if its from the 20's ( before the American-Aeolian
merger in 1930 ) parts from these other makes,
especialy the smaller, lesser ones, might be
interchangeable.
Gordon Stelter
--- Richard Wells <frontrowaudio@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all:
>
> I have gotten into an unfortunate predicament that I
> hope someone out there
> can help with. A few years ago I bought a Franklin
> baby grand piano in very
> rough condition. I don't make a lot of money so I
> viewed this as the only
> opportunity I'd have to ever own a baby grand.
>
> I sent the action to a piano tech by the name of
> David Wallace from Bethany
> Oklahoma. The plan was I would pay him a little at
> a time and he would
> rebuild it in his spare time. I continued
> refinishing the rest of it in
> the meantime.
>
> After a couple of years I had paid him all but the
> last $75.00. When I
> tried to contact him with the final payment, I found
> he had moved and taken
> my action with him. The only information I've been
> able to find is that he
> may have moved to Colorado.
>
> So, that brings me to my questions to you; Is there
> anyone out there who
> might know David?
> Does anyone happen to have parts that might fit my
> piano? Is there anything
> I can do with my piano or is it now just firewood?
>
> Thank you for you time.
> Richard Wells
>
>
>
>
>
>
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