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56 1/2" Behning & Sons Upright #30439

Mahogany veneer cabinet refinished with semi-gloss lacquer by seller. Manufactured in 1901. Reconditioned by seller with assistance from Ray's Piano Service. Great beginner piano!

IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED BY OWNER, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM RAY'S PIANO SERVICE:

Rebuild—Dismantle. Remove pins and strings. Repair and refinish soundboard and bridges. Restring & Repin.

Recondition action—Tighten all action screws. Install new bridle tapes, hammers, damper felts.

Complete Regulation—All adjustments to ensure that piano plays like new, tune to A-440, tune.

Refinish—Strip, repair, sand, refinish all wood surfaces semi-gloss lacquer. Reassemble.

SCHEDULE:

Pick Up—from Mt. Vernon, WA, December 22, 2009

Sold—February 10, 2010

Delivery—to Glacier Springs, WA, February 20, 2010

A solid, elegant piano with a deep rich musical tone when new.

A previous owner replaced the keytops of this piano. A fine job.

56 1/2" Behning & Sons Upright #30439
Additional Pictures
taken in our showroom:

1 – Like most vintage uprights, this piano has three pedals: the right pedal sustains the tone and the left pedal softens it by advancing the hammers and shortening the blow distance. The middle pedal originally was connected to a felt strip that reduced the tone--for a fee we can install a new attachment.

2 – A refinished matching bench accompanies this piano.

3 – The "Behning & Sons" logo is embossed in the metal plate under the lid.

4 – Here you can see at a glance the main improvements recently completed: Action reconditioning included new hammers and dampers, and the piano was completed restrung and repinned using larger-size tuning pins.

5 – Action reconditioning included installation of new bridle tapes.

6 – The top treble section of the piano, where you will notice some loss of tone.