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Hi,  I have an interesting story for all.  Five years ago, Dan Harrett
wrote [991106 MMDigest]:


>> At an estate sale to be held in my area (Flint MI) next week, a Bush
>> & Lane Cecilian with the double-hernia metal action (circa 1923) will
>> be featured.  It's in generally good shape, with only minor veneer
>> damage and 20 or so keytops loose and/or missing.
>>
>> It was supposedly worked on about 1960, and the key pneumatic cloth
>> is still soft although the hoses are crumbling.  The piano mechanism
>> seems to be sound, although I'm not heavily experienced there.


I think I just now have this piano.  I recently acquired a Farrand
player with the Bush & Lane action from an owner that got the piano at
an estate sale in 1999.  The owner was in Rochester Hills, MI, and the
piano is now moving to Ann Arbor, MI.

I have little experience with rebuilding pianos, and I was almost
turned off on getting this piano until I read Dean Randall's post about
Farrand Cecilian vs. Bush & Lane Cecilian.  I haven't torn into the
piano yet but I am sure I will be looking for help.  If anyone has any
advice, please let me know!  I am assuming this has the later style
piano actions, since the piano was made in 1922.

Ted Haladyna
ted_haladyna@hotmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]