Mehlin and Sons pianos that i have rebuilt were built like shrick bit houses. I have developed a nickname for Paul Mehlin, I have always thought of him as Mr. Patent.Pending.
In the grand i worked on, the beam structure had laminated beams and the inner rim and bellyrail was ash. pretty stout!!
I thought the soundboard had lost it's tone on this one, but the owner didn't want to spring for a new one. I thought the rib structure was too spaced apart too.
Overall Good bones (so to speak).
-chris
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2018 07:19
From: James Kelly
Subject: Mehlin & Sons, 1924
i have tuned both an upright grand and a viola grand Mehlin and was impressed with them. the upright grand actually has a grand piano plate in it as well as some other neat things to change the touch. the grand had a cut out in the soundboard and a cantilevered bridge as well as a slope in the plate. i have some good literature on their pianos so send me a private message. also- you did not mention if the 1924 was a vertical or grand . any pictures you have would be appreciated. i want to spend some time doing acoustical sampling on both pianos to see what influence the designs had on tone development, attack and decay as well as clarity. i had never seen a mehlin before and these two howed up in the same week
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James Kelly
Pawleys Island SC
843-325-4357
Original Message:
Sent: 06-13-2018 05:43
From: David Weiss
Subject: Mehlin & Sons, 1924
Is anyone familiar
Mehlin & Sons, vintage 1924. Was this a well made piano?
Thanks,
David Weiss