Restored for Resale

57" Hobart M. Cable #25090

Tall, beautiful mahogany cabinet. Built in 1908 by Hobart M. Cable of Chicago. Restored by Ray’s Piano Service.

This piano combines the elegance and solid construction of the Victorian era with the depth and richness of musical tone obtainable only with older uprights. It will give superior performance for generations to come. A great buy!

IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED:

Dismantle, Clean—Dismantle. Clean interior. Check casters, replace if necessary. Rebuild pedal mechanisms.

Restring, Repin—Remove original strings, pins, and plate; repair and refinish soundboard and bridges, re-install plate, restring and repin.

Recondition action—Tighten action screws. Install new hammers, treble dampers, bridle tapes, catcher leather where needed. Replace defective parts.

Complete Regulation—All adjustments to ensure that piano plays like new, using new underkey punchings. Tune to A-440

Refinish--Strip cabinet & panels, repair as needed, sand, stain, sealer, satin lacquer. Install new buttons, knobs, fallboard decal. Replate pedals. Install new casters.

Bench--New bench, mahogany with square legs, refinished the same color as the piano.

TERMS:

10% deposit will hold piano till delivery (up to 30 days). Balance at delivery.

SALE PRICE: $4,800.00 + tax
Includes local delivery (up to 50 miles), after-delivery tuning, 1-year guarantee on improvements completed by Ray's Piano Service

1908 Hobart M. Cable Upright "AFTER" picture.

1908 Hobart M. Cable Upright "BEFORE" picture.

1908 Hobart M. Cable  Upright
Additional "Before" Pictures
taken in our shop:

1 – The ivory keytops are in great shape, except for minor wear on a few in the middle section. We will replace these, and we will clean and buff the set. The fallboard decal will be replaced with a new decal under the final coat of finish.

2 – This is a stately-looking, heavy piano with square legs. We will install new casters and replate the pedals.

3 – The rear frame of this piano is very solid and well constructed. A careful inspection of the soundboard and ribs shows no problems.

4 – To determine the quality of the pinblock, we tested the torque on the tuning pins--adequate to hold pitch, especially if we repin and restring. The action parts show minimum wear and all moving parts still function well. We will install new hammers, treble damper pads, and bridle tapes. In addition, we will tighten all action screws, lubricate moving parts, and replace any defective parts.

5 – We dismantled the piano, placing all veneered panels on our storage rack.

6 – We removed sample hammers--these will be sent to the piano supply house with an order for a replacement set.

7 – We removed the bass strings. These will be sent to the stringmaker with an order for a replacement set. We then removed the treble strings and the tuning pins.

8 – We removed the plate bolts and lifted the plate out of the piano. This provides access for repairing and refinishing the soundboard and bridges.

9 – We stripped the old finish off the sidewalls of the cabinet.

10 – We scraped the old varnish off the bridges and the sound board, and sanded the surfaces. We cleaned the bolts and the bridge pins.

11 – We stripped the old finish off all veneered panels, taking special care to remove the finish from the carved areas.

12 – We moved the plate outside for washing and polishing.

13 – We cleaned the plate bolts and bolted the plate back in place.

14 – We installed new strings to the treble section.

15 – After sanding each piano part and repairing wood surfaces needing it, we applied grain filler, stain, sealer and lacquer.

16 – Between applications, we stored the parts on a special parts rack.

17 – We placed the piano action on our workbench for a thorough examination of what was needed for reconditioning. We will tighten all screws, and install new hammers, treble dampers, bridle tapes and some brass butt flanges.

18 – We dismantled the action, putting the dampers and rails aside while working with hammers and wippens.

19 – After installing new hammer rail felt, we installed all new hammer heads and bridle tapes.

20 – We replaced all broken brass butt flanges and spaced the hammers so they will strike the strings correctly.

21 – After installing new hammer rail felt, we installed all new hammer heads and bridle tapes.

22 – We installed one used ivory keytop where a keytop was missing. We cleaned all keys and buffed the keytops on our felt buffer wheel.

23 – We removed the old key cloth and scrubbed the keybed.

24 – We installed new key cloth and felt underkey punchings.

25 – We re-installed the action, and then conducted a complete regulation of all necessary adjustments to ensure the piano plays like new.

26 – We installed new felt on the practice bar.

27 – We reassembled the piano, installed new knobs and buttons. FINISHED!