Mason & Hamlin "directory"

[J Patrick Draine]

While I don't recall the notice you reference, Paul Monachino of
Fairport NY (585-377-1904) was a lifelong Mason & Hamlin employee of
the company in its various permutations (Boston MA - E. Rochester MA -
Ivoryton CT - Haverhill MA); the latter two locations mostly as a
consultant. He saved the M&H logbooks from the dumpsters when Aeolian
went under, preserving them so the current incarnation now has the
records.
So they (or at least Paul) already know where most of their pianos
were originally sent off to. I understood that a major effort had been
made to digitize al the records, but perhaps some or all of that info
went up in smoke when the PianoDisc HQ had that fire last year.
In any event, a call to Paul or M&H HQ would probably be enjoyable and
informative.
Patrick Draine

On 4/3/07, Annie Grieshop <annie at allthingspiano.com> wrote:
> I have a vague memory of seeing an announcement in the Journal some time
> back from someone who was collecting location information on old Mason &
> Hamlins, particularly those at historic sites.  Does that ring a bell for
> anyone else and can you tell me who it was and/or how to contact that
> person?  Thanks!
>
> Wrestling with a former player Gulbranson today (the third in a row of three
> sad'n'worn pianos), I found a bass bridge repair I've never seen before:
> when the bridge cracked badly, a resourceful tuner reseated most of the
> lower row closer to the middle of the bridge.  Must've worked for a while...
> but now, of course, the entire bridge is pretty much in splinters.  That
> piano will make some really nice deep bookshelves one of these days.......
>
> Annie Grieshop
> Iowa
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