1927 Howard baby grand piano

Restored 2007

This piano has been in the same family since new. When it arrived in our shop it was in poor condition. Cigarette burns on the finish, broken legs and  numerous ills that are the norm for an instrument of this vintage. The unusual finish had been done by her mother many years ago and she wanted the cabinet done exactly the same way. The frame off restoration included:

New Bolduc soundboard                                                                         Numerous cabinet repairs
New bridge caps                                                                                    Custom antiqued satin lacquer finish
New acrylic keytops                                                                               Custom gold accent
New Abel hammers                                                                                Polish and lacquer all brass hardware
New Renner shanks and flanges                                                             Comprehensive action regulation
New Arledge bass strings                                                                       Custom voicing of hammers
New key bushings front and center                                                          New period correct fallboard decal
New Delignit pinblock                                                                             New dampers

      Frederic Hickman
Registered Piano Technician
  Piano Technicians Guild
         PO. Box 988
    Edgewater MD 21037
         410-266-6811
         800-773-0268


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FREDERIC  HICKMAN RPT                                  800-773-0268
  ANNAPOLIS,  MARYLANDt.