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Re: Lyon & Healy Serial Number and year Your horn will be a 'stencil' horn. Meaning it was made by one of the larger manufactureres and sold as a second line model to whoever wanted to purchase them and have their name 'Stenciled' on it.
This is a high-skill, labor-intensive job that usually adds about $1,000.00 to the repair bill. If this step is not done, the harp’s frame will likely warp in a very short time. When I worked at the Lyon & Healy factory for my technician training, I spent some time with the people who do this work. They told me that they frequently see harps sent to them for a second rebuild only three or five years after the first one was done because whoever did it left out the column block reset just to make it look like their quote for the rebuild was lower. They ended up wasting thousands of dollars having much of the same work done a second time! “It is entirely possible that there are service providers out there who don’t even know how to do this part of the repair properly. I don’t know how one would find out if they did or not.
You want the levers to make accidentals without sounding out of tune (use an electronic tuner to check). • Levers: Check the functioning of the levers for tone – is the quality of sound about the same when the levers are engaged and disengaged? Accuracy – check with an electronic tuner to see if the strings stay in tune from natural to flat or natural to sharp. The latter can be readily adjusted, however. • You may want to replace the strings, which can run you a couple of hundred dollars depending on what kind and how many you buy. You will want to play the harp and hear it played by someone else to see if you like its sound.
If you locate a harp some distance away and don’t know whom to call, email Harp Spectrum and we’ll look in our harp directories for a teacher or player in that locale. For more information Salvi Harps has published a brief, informative owners manual covering a range of basic harp care topics including cleaning, moving, stringing, and maintenance schedules. Much of the information contained is applicable to other harps as well. You can find it.
What's most important, the sound or the appearance of the harp? Open ex4 file. Do you just need a decent practice instrument or will this harp need to perform at high professional standards? Having your goals in mind can help you make a better decision about what harp to buy and stay focused on your needs.
'I have a good friend, Harold Dayton, who I have never met face to face,' she said of a Web pen pal. 'I'm not sure whose idea it was first to check the patents, but we both went after it with vim and vigor -- to find the patents, the history of the harp, who made it and where it was made. Harold checked with the patent office and I tried looking on the Internet under 'patents.' The serial number is on the harp, so I contacted Lyon & Healy and they told me the style number.' ' But they found no trace of the patents.
• eBay, Lyon & Healy 'Duplex/Own Make' Bb/A Cornet, 4029. Presentation engraving: 'HIRAM L.
Under the Bounty Program, one trade-in per customer is allowed. Electric and electroacoustic harps are not included. Contact our sales team at or your local harp dealer for additional details.
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I have a rotary cornet, brass with shepard's crook with a shank that detaches and two extra slides which I believe changes the key of the instrument. It has no serial number that I can find. Under the second valve key it has the number 29 and under the 1st valve key it has the number 30. Engraved on the bell it has Lyon & Healy, a picture of a cornet and Chicago. My wife actually found some pictures that look exactly like the one I have. Can anyone give me more information about this instrument.
It plays but needs some adjustments. Any idea what it might be worth?
This is because a pedal harp has over seventy feet of moving parts that change the pitch of the strings.” Ask about the harp’s frequency of regulation as harps, like cars, last longer when well maintained. Check it by playing in various keys. If more than two years have passed since the last regulation, get it done before buying, and see if the tech approves of the harp. Good pedal felts probably indicate a recent regulation.
The engraving on the bell is not very ornate and has incribed Lyon & Healy 'Inspiration' Chicago USA over a flowery music lyre design. Serial # P21799, L for low pitch, and a patent number. Any idea when it might have been made. Does not have the left hand high F key and the low b and b-flat are on opposite sides of the bell.
Clogston said. 'They hew to the line and don't digress. But harpcircle is a lot of fun. Both are very serious about harps.' ' But no one on either list knew anything about Mrs.
If they are, the neck needs to be replaced. • Pedals:You want all the pedals to work and to move smoothly with no clicking, and you want them to make the accidentals in tune – check all the octaves with an electronic tuner, in flat, natural and sharp. If the pedals are working quietly and smoothly, the tuning can be fixed by getting the harp regulated by a.
Now they can add $8,000 for the rebuilding work to the $11,000 they paid for the harp, and they may get only fifteen years out of the harp for their $19,000 investment.” Examining The Harp If you are new to the harp, it’s a good idea to have your teacher or someone else familiar with harps evaluate and play your prospective purchase. • General Appearance: finish crackled? Gilding (gold-leaf) original, re-gilded or painted over? De-lamination (veneer separating from wood underneath)? • Size: Can you move it a few feet, or is it just too heavy? • Age: Using the serial number, determine its age with the harp builder. Older isn’t necessarily better with harps.
Storenvy templates free. Parts of the Lever Harp; used with permission of the Pedal Harp: as with the lever harp, you would like a reasonably straight column, a fairly flat soundboard, and no visible cracks inside (use a flashlight) or outside. Be sure the discs engage the low strings by putting the pedals in the lowest notch and checking that the strings are not “falling off” the pins of the discs.
Clogston's newest acquisition. The harp bore a brass plate that read 'Lyon and Healy Makers Chicago No. 203 Manufactured Under Five Patents.' Clogston went back to the Internet.
Please visit our page for more information. Does Lyon & Healy give appraisals on instruments other than its harps? Unfortunately, Lyon & Healy does not have records for any instruments other than the harp and is unable to appraise or provide information on other instruments. Have another question? Please use our Contact Us Form by following.
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Year Model Serial Number 1922 Model 22 750-1400 1923 1401-2350 1924 2351-3350 1925 3351-4450 1926 Model 26 4451-5600 1927 5601-7850 1928 7851-9700 1929 9701- 'Cigar Cutter'/'Super Sax' 0 1931 0 1932 0 1933 0 The list continues right up to 1992, so is well worth a visit - link below ( courtesy of - ) * * * * * * * * * York Serial Numbers Comments 0 - 8497 Made prior to 1903 8500 - 57,000 Made between 1903 and 1913 57,000 - 112,000 Made between 1913-1938 * * * * * * * * *. Please note: Page (always) under re-structuring. - June 2011 A few Stencil names - ( I'm sure there are loads more out there.
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Mary's Catholic Church in Aspen Colorado. It is a two manual tracker with a 30 note straight pedalboard and 7 ranks. It is believed to have been built around 1900, and can still be pumped by hand. Was bought in 1920s By the 1900s, Lyon & Healy was one of the largest music publishers in the world, and was a major producer of musical instruments.