1918 Hamilton 1918 Hamilton Player Greg's Antique Piano Collection The Hamilton Piano Company was established in 1889 in Chicago. Eventually, the Baldwin Piano and Organ Company of Cincinnati took over the company. Some Hamiltons were built in Chicago, and some were built in Cincinnati.

Download Mtv Video Music Awards 2012. This piano was built in Cincinnati. It has an emblem on the plate that reads: 'House of Baldwin'. The player mechanism in this piano is of the Baldwin design. While many player restorers avoid the Baldwin player, it is actually a very good design, and when properly built, it will last a long time, and generally is very 'tight' meaning it loses little vacuum. This piano was given to me by it's previous owner. The piano is in generally poor condition, but it has never been rebuilt, and all of the parts are still there. The finish is oak, which tells me that it was a higher quality piano when new.

The restoration work on this instrument has begun. The player mechanism is now completely rebuilt, and so is the pump.

I also recently purchased a c1860 Mason and Hamlin pump organ Style 201 serial# 81126 it is a beautiful addition to our home. I have looked and looked on many.

Below are some photos of the rebuilt player. The next step is the refinishing of the piano case, which I've also started. In one of the pictures below, you can see the partial removal of the old finish. Click on a picture below for a full size view: Make a donation to help protect and preserve old pianos! Drivers For Acer Aspire 5253 Laptop Specs on this page. Visit and make a donation to me.

Your donation will help insure this website stays up, and will help me to acquire additional old pianos in danger, and restore them. Copyright 2008 Greg Flannagan. Please feel free to use my pictures, after sending me an e-mail of intent to.