John - About 6 months ago I had a circa 1915 Haddorff upright in my shop for refinishing, restringing, action work and various other repairs. I wouldn't call it outstanding, but it certainly was an "above-average" upright, the action was still all-original parts and quite solid. Piano had a decent bass and mid-section. The case was of particular interest - very nice. I have only seen one console - would consider it above average, as well. Mark Potter bases-loaded@juno.com On Fri, 11 Jun 1999 21:50:19 -0500 "John M. Formsma" <jformsma@dixie-net.com> writes: >Greetings, List. > >I had the opportunity today to look at a 1941 #126617 Haddorff >console. The >only thing that I know about it is what info is in the Pierce book. >It was >at one time controlled by Krakauer Bros, and also controlled by Conn. >Manufacture was discontinued after 1960. > >This was a first for me--having never heard the name "Haddorff". The >case >looked really good, and the insides looked good, too. The action has >Billings flanges. The hammers were still well aligned, and had little >wear. >Overall, it looked like it was designed well. Although not tuned in >years, >it produced a good tone. There were no cracks in either the >soundboard or >the bridges. > >Have any of you had experience with this name? I told the owners that >I'd >research it to see whether it would be worth regulating, key >bleaching, etc. >The piano was donated to their historical society, and they would like >to >see it restored to good working condition. Any info will be >appreciated. >BTW, I've searched the archives, and found only a few comments (which >seemed >to be generally favorable) about the Haddorff name. Would like to >hear more >from you all, though. > >Thanks, > >John Formsma >
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