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Originally Posted by podunklander
...unless -by chance did your piano come from Saugus?
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It actually came from an auction at a local antique store that was going out of business. It was selling for $4000.00 but at the auction, nobody was very interested in moving it, or finding room in their homes for it, as it is huge, so my ex snapped it up for about $600.00
I found out that the entire system of keys, hammers, dampers, etc. slide straight out of the casing, so I carefully slid it out and repaired a lot of hammers that had fallen off, etc. using Elmer's wood glue. These thin pieces of wood are over 130 years old, so there was a lot to put back in position. I tuned it by ear using a quarter inch tool socket, and now all of the notes work and it's in fairly decent tune.
Sadly, it is no longer my piano, but it was nice to have while it lasted. I did manage to snag a 1939 Hammond "D" organ though, that is here in my home studio!
Again, thank you to all for the warm welcome!