Pianos For Sale
Bell,
Gourlay, Heintzman, Mason and Risch
A fine choice of Canadian
pianos, regulated, reconditioned and rebuilt as appropriate for each
make and style.
If you are looking for a used piano in good playable condition,
let me know. I specialize in finding pianos and fixing
them. Email me: hhuestis@mdi.ca. If you have a good old
upright you would like to have reconditioned or rebuilt, you have come
to the right place. That is my specialty. Call me about the
possibilities for your piano.
If you are looking for a piano, I strongly suggest that you get a copy
of Larry Fine's THE PIANO BOOK.
It will make you an intelligent buyer by showing you what to look
for. It is a gold mine of invaluable information. You can
check it out of the library or we can sell you a copy.
If you own a pump organ, harmonium or reed organ, chances are it takes
too much pumping to make
it play. These instruments are no longer made, and if you own one, it
may be time to recover the bellows (all 3 of them), renew
the pump straps and pedal carpets and give your heirloom a general
cleaning. Even the stop labels are available if the names have
come loose. These fine instruments will never be made again, so
the ones that have survived this long should be saved for
posterity. Most pump organs have been so dreadfully out of tune
for so long, that we have completely forgotten what they sound
like. Pump organs are often tuned only when they are
renovated! Now that they are used for folk music and recording,
tuning is a more important issue. Pitch may vary from A440 since
these instruments are part of a past but nevertheless glorious
age. It is of utmost importance to preserve those instruments
that survive!


Mason Hamlin Pump Organ Cabinet ** Estey Feeder Bellows Redone ** Estey
Keyboard and Reedbox
Here is an Armand Tiger Oak Piano (1917) with
new bass strings, dampers, and hammers
Note the Zebra stripes in the music desk!
Please inquire when these pianos will
be ready.
(Most of them are waiting for a commission.)

Newcombe with beautiful walnut carvings and Mason-Risch in Mahogany

Ennis Oak piano and Cable-Kingsbury Mahogany piano
with 4 way bookmark (very unusual)
Why restore an
old piano?
Its simple. They don't make them like this any more.



Bell (sold) A perfect marriange of brass fittings, carvings and
gorgeous walnut wood panels
What kind of
work does it take to
restore a vintage piano?
Here are some examples of work in progress, beginning with removal of
the action.



Here is a Heintzman (one of the finest makes in Canada).
Technician Byron Quam fits new
hammers.

Herb Huestis with his Shop Assistants
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