![]() It has some rattles, buzzes, and clicks, most of which I should be able to fix. The hammers and dampers still have life in them. The piano is 100 percent intact (other than some ivory keytops, which are easy to replace), and everything functions. Its current owner was told it came from an opera house, which is not unlikely. ![]() It’s built like a Rolls Royce, and is a beauty to behold. It was one of the more expensive pianos of its day. This piano incorporates a number of his novel features, including an action frame with steel cross supports, felt muffler/practice rail (invented by Mehlin, and now standard on many uprights), integrated “touch regulator” to easily adjust key regulation (I wish every piano had this feature), a cool curved top which rolls back to let the sound out, and an impressive cast-iron plate and string scale intended to replicate the tone and sound of Mehlin’s horizontal grands. ![]() Mehlin was an acclaimed inventor and innovator of piano technology in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This massive, 5′ walnut upright ( Mehlin & Sons “Style J” circa 1907) is truly one of the most unique pianos I’ve seen. ![]()
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