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Alfred Bowlby
 
 
56" Alfred Bowlby Upright #55763 (1911)
Manufactured in 1911. Reconditioned, regulated by Ray's Piano Service in 2008.
IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED:
Recondition Action—Clean, reshape hammers, tighten all screws, replace defective parts.
Complete Regulation—
Make adjustments to ensure that piano plays like new: key height, key leveling, hammer blow distance, lost motion, letoff,  keydip, sustain, spoons. Tune to A-440
Selected pictures of the improvement process taken in our shop
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Regulation

Regulation

New hammers

New hammers

Pedal mechanisms repaired

Pedal mechanisms repaired

Tuning

Tuning

Original Manufacturer of this brand-name--Weaver of York, PA made pianos for Alfred Bowlby's retail store in New York, NY

Established--1885

Other brand-names used by this manufacturer--

Other manufacturers of this brand-name--
From: Pierce Piano Atlas, 12th Edition (2008, Larry Ashley Publisher, Albuquerque, NM).

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