1956 piano with washburn lyon and healy harp inside

1956 piano with washburn lyon and healy harp inside serial number#

It was not well taken care of, as he thought of it as more decorative than as a musical instrument. In March, a dear friend passed away and I was co-executor of his estate. It is the piano that I am lucky enough to now own and play daily.

Though L&H was the Steinway dealership, and they could have chosen any new instrument that they wanted, they chose a vintage S&S for their own home. When Ray and Nancy set up their home, they chose a rebuilt 1929 Steinway, not a Lyon & Healy. I had a dear friend who was married to the co-owner (with his brother) of Lyon & Healy Harp and Music Co. But she did say that it was a wonderful piano.ДЄnyone have one? Played one? Know anything about else the history.ДЄs an aside, let me throw this into the mix. My piano technician couldn't tell me much more because she had never seen a L&H in 35 years. I know that for the last five years it hadn't been tuned or played however it has been stored in the house, climate controlled. It was refurbished/refinished two years before she received it (she didn't know the extent). My elderly friend had the piano for 26 years. It tuned up very easily with a rich tone. The action is a little heavy and she has taken that to her shop to correct.

New strings (if 20 years is new), soundboard intact, felts good, no insect activity, everything fits and does what it should. My piano technician says it is in remarkedly good shape. I know it is not a 'stickered' L&H, because it is engraved on the iron. L&H were considered top-tier in harps, and very well thought of in pianos, and didn't make too many after 1935, until recently it seems to have popped up again. There are two interesting paper labels on the underside 'For the Advancement of Music', National Association of Music Merchants and the second is 'For the Advancement of Music' National Piano Manufacturers Association.

1956 piano with washburn lyon and healy harp inside serial number#

What can anyone tell me about the Lyon and Healy baby grand? Serial Number is 32504- so it was made in 1920. I was given this piano by a elderly friend who is downsizing to assisted living.