52" Aldrich Upright #69251

Beautiful mahogany cabinet, with full-width music rest. Built in 1916. Reconditioned and Refinished by Ray's Piano Service.  Includes large bench (lid: 15" x 38") also refinished, with matching legs, and a complimentary custom-made bench cover.

IMPROVEMENTS:

Structural Repairs—Repin bass section, rebuild bass bridge.

Recondition Action—Install new hammers, install new bridle tapes, install new treble damper pads. Replace worn butt leather in middle ssection. Replace several defective butts and broken shanks. Tighten all action screws. Clean and lubricate damper rods

Regulate—Complete regulation, using new underkey punchings. Tune to A-440.

Refinish--Dismantle, strip, repair as necessary, sand, stain, sealer, lacquer. Install new rubber buttons. Clean & polish metal parts. Reassemble.

SCHEDULE:

Picked Up:  From Mount Vernon, WA on May 26, 2004.

Improvements Completed:  January 8, 2005.

Sold: To buyer in Bellingham, January 12, 2005

SALE PRICE: $2,400 + TAX
Includes local delivery (up to 50 miles from our shop), tuning 6-8 weeks after delivery, 1-year general guarantee on all improvements

"After" picture of 1916 Aldrich Upright:

"Before" picture of 1916 Aldrich Upright:

1916 Aldrich Upright:
Pictures of the Improvement Process
taken in our shop:

1 – "Before" - Close-up of decal and keyboard. We will replace the missing ivory keytops with used ivories and, as part of the restoration, we will install a new decal under the final coat of lacquer.

2 – We dismantled the piano and installed new rear casters.

3 – We stripped the original finish from the cabinet and from all veneered components.

4 – We re-glued loose veneer and installed new veneer on surfaces that had no veneer.

5 – We removed the bass strings and the bass bridge in order to replaced the bridge "apron" which had split.

6 – After rebuilding the bass bridge, we cleaned the bass strings and re-installed them.

7 – When restringing the bass section, we installed new larger-size tuning pins.

8 – We removed the damper levers from the action in order to access the action parts for reconditioning.

9 – We replaced damaged action parts, such as worn out butts.

10 – After veneer repairs, we sanded all surfaces and applied dark mahogany stain.

11 – We applied a coat of sealer.

12 – With the dampers removed, we installed a new set of hammers.

13 – We replaced several broken hammer shanks and butts.

14 – We installed new bridle tapes.

15 – We tightened all action screws, then cleaned and lubricated the damper rods.

16 – After cleaning the wires and removing the old damper pads, we re-installed the damper levers.

17 – We installed new treble damper pads.

18 – Over the sealer, we applied three coats of clear satin lacquer.

19 – We reconditioned the pedal mechanisms and refinished the board before re-installing the pedals and pedal rods.

20 – With the piano on its back, we re-installed the keybed and the pedal board.

21 – We cleaned the keys and installed ivories to replace missing ivories on 15 keys.

22 – We buffed the ivory keytops on the buffing wheel.

23 – We cleaned the key pins and the keyframe, then installed new underkey punchings.

24 – We aligned the hammers and dampers to the strings.

25 – We adjusted the height of the top treble hammers for optimum tone.

26 – We regulated the capstans and installed the keys.

27 – We regulated key height and leveling.

28 – We regulated letoff, dip, sustain and damper spoons. Then we tuned the piano several times until pitch stability was achieved.

29 – Finished! We placed the piano in our showroom.

30 – From the right.

31 – Close-up of the cleaned pedals.

32 – Fallboard closed. It can be locked. A special attraction is the full-width music rest.

33 – Close-up of new fallboard decal.

34 – A large duet-size bench accompanies this piano. The bench legs are the same design as the piano legs. We refinished the bench the same color as the piano.

35 – A complimentary custom-made bench cover is included with this sale.