Alexandrian AE Issued By Cypriot King

I'm going to hijack my own thread with something not coin-related. Last night I picked up an old 19th-century reed organ from someone who was moving and just wanted it gone. It had been in their family for well over a hundred years. Some of the stops work, but most don't, and a few of the keys don't function, but they're all there.

I think it's possible to fully restore the instrument, so this week I'm going to start tearing it apart...

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Incredibly cool, John. Great way to hijack a thread. Keep us posted with the progress!

 

Looks like a lot of work, my brother in law picked up a piano from a family member, early 1900's, he found a 1909 mostly red wheat back when he cleaned it out... So good luck when you open it up...

 

I would keep it just the way it is => yup, it's pretty hard to beat that baby as a wonderful antique living room decoration!! (sweet pick-up) ...


... man, it would look fantastic in my living room!!




==> JA, I'm totally jealous of that piece!! (it would look great with the rest o' my stuff!!)

 

The thing is, a lot of it works just fine - it's not a throwaway. The internal mechanisms aren't terribly complicated and if I need a few parts, I've got a friend that can machine them. I opened it up already, and the first step of the restoration was to evict the spiders.

 

Our family has one very similar and it too is about 125 years old or so. My mother learned to play using this instrument. She was born 1914. My Uncle hunted this down a few years back as it had been sold after my grandparents died. Then he had it fully restored. It sounds wonderful. Hope yours turns out as nice.

 

Thanks Bing. Jerry, your digs look great!

 

I like the piece and play all kinds of instruments but it wouldn't fit with my decor...

 

Are those padded walls, TIF?