<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wim,  The paint was partially = stripped off, and the finish underneath is a like a golden mahogany.  I'm not = good at finishes, but it's a golden oak color, but the wood looks like mahogany.   I think.  Clark</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com = href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 10, 2003 = 12:03 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hazelton Bros. = Grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 2/10/03 10:11:15 AM Central = Standard Time, <A href="mailto:clark@evola.com">clark@evola.com</A> = writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">List,</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> </FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">   We just got in d "dumpster" piano, = a Hazelton Bros. Grand, circa 1918, #67733.  I am interested in = whether anybody has any rebuilding experiences with these.  Dumpster, = or complete rebuild?  Is it worth any investment in time or = cash?  It's 5'9", spray painted white, etc.  Would need completely rebuilt.  Opinions?</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Clark A. = Sprague, RPT</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" = face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial = color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>I've done a couple of Hazeltons, with great = results. It won't make you any money, in that the cost of rebuilding will be about = the same as you will get when you sell it. But it will turn out to be a = good piano. Wonder what's under the white paint?<BR><BR>Wim </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>