5'2" Hallet, Davis & Co. Grand Piano
Hallet, Davis and Co. 5'2"
“The Phoenix” When this piano came into the workshop, it was in very bad shape. Years of neglect had caused many problems: the soundboard was cracked, the finish was scaling and flaking, and the top lid had been missing for as long as anyone could remember. This piano had made a lot of music in its lifetime.
Bryan Hartzler immediately saw the potential and began the painstaking work of bringing it back to life, with the goal of making it sound even better than ever. Bryan worked with a mathematician to redesign the scale of the soundboard and strings to optimize the tone. He built, by hand, a new lid and rubbed every square inch of the new black lacquer to give it a beautiful sheen. Bryan has spent hundreds of hours with this instrument.
Why should you buy this grand piano? It has a round rich tone (pleasantly surprising for its size) that is the hallmark of pianos restored by Bryan Hartzler, whose ear for voicing and tone color is singular. This is not some soul-less Chinese import, though you could buy one of those for about the same money. This piano is hand-crafted in central Ohio, using centuries old techniques. Although the name plate says “Hallet, Davis & Co.,” this is really a “Hartzler Piano,” lovingly brought back to life by technician/artist Bryan Hartzler. He knows every one of the thousands of parts of this delightful piano. You can be sure this instrument now rises from the ashes, a phoenix, ready to make beautiful music once more.
Other enhancements include the following:
*new sitka spruce soundboard
*spruce ribs in radial ray to enhance sustain and power
*redesigned string scale for better clarity and tone color
*new agraffes
*bass strings by JD Grandt
*Roslau plain wire
*new Ronsen hammers
*new dampers and key bushings
*hand rubbed ebony satin finish
*original ivory key tops
*plate re-bronzed
*case hardware polished and lacquered
*new pinblock
$8500.00
For additional information, please contact bryan@hartzlerpianos.com
1953 Baldwin F
This instrument has enormous power as well as an elegant and refined sensibility, making it a joy to play. The tone has great clarity. The touch is light and extremely responsive. Tasteful Baldwin case styling and a gorgeous hand rubbed finish compliment the tremendous tonal potential of this fine instrument. It has been completely rebuilt to better-than-new, including the following enhancements:
- hard rock maple pinblock from Andre Bolduc
- new soundboard of Eastern white spruce from Andre Bolduc
- new hard rock maple bridge caps
- bass strings by JD Grandt
- Roslau plain wire
- new damper felt with refinished damper heads
- new premium acrylic keytops & refinished ebony sharps
- Renner hammer shanks, hammers by Ronsen (bacon felt)
- keyboard re-weighed with custom key lead pattern
- plate refinished with premuim bronzing, hand lettering, and clearcoat
- case hand-rubbed with ebony satin finish
- case hardware polished and lacquered
- includes artist bench
$27,000
1891 Steinway A
Take a time machine back to May 5, 1891, the day Carnegie Hall in New York City has its grand opening with guest composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Imagine the splendor of the Guilded Age in America, top hats and horse-drawn coaches in a bustling big city of new immigrants and a rising middle class. In that same city, in the same year, this gorgeous Steinway piano was born.
Now lovingly restored to its former glamour and elegance, this fine instrument is waiting to find a new home. Experience its refinement and good manners; enjoy its cultured voice; let it teach you about romance. Imagine the hands of craftsmen who used hand tools to hew the arts and crafts style daisies of the legs (or are they sunbursts?) and meticulously carved the elaborate music desk.
The soundboard is original and Bryan Hartzler never considered replacing it because it has survived for over 100 years in wonderful shape and preserves the voice of the past. Sit down to play this piano (be sure to bring a Chopin Mazurka or Schumann’s Kreisleriana). Don’t be surprised to hear the clip-clop of hooves on cobblestone as you commune with this Lady of the Victorian Age.
To schedule an appointment, please call Bryan Hartzler 740 972-9466.
Steinway A, 6'2" built in 1891.
Additional specifications:
• new hard maple bridge caps, notched by hand
• 5 ply maple pin block from Andre Bolduc
• all new Renner action parts from Renner USA (hammer shanks, whippens, damper felt)
• original soundboard repaired and refinished; bearing reset with new bridge caps
• NY Steinway hammers
• new bass strings from Ari Isaac
• original ebony and ivory keytops resurfaced and refinished
• plate refinished and re-lettered
• case refinished in hand rubbed satin ebony
• action precisely regulated and voiced
• new agraffes
• pedals, hinges, and screws nickel plated
• includes matching adjustable artist bench
• 85 note keyboard
• free local shipping
Please call 740 972-9466 and speak with Bryan Hartzler to discuss pricing and other specifications of this incredible instrument.
These fine instruments are currently for sale in my showroom.
They have been restored to exacting standards and are ready to provide exceptional musical performance to pianists, instrumentalists, and music lovers.
Please call to schedule a time to see and play the beautiful pianos that you see here.
The showroom is located north of Columbus, OH, in Delaware County. It is convenietly locatated near the cities of Delaware, Westerville, and Columbus. We are a central Ohio company but will ship a piano anywhere in North America.
bryan@hartzlerpianos.com
740 972 9466