"Song for Susan" Mike Garson on the LX- from "Jazzical Too"
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 Published On Jan 16, 2016

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From what I have read, this lovely piece was composed by Mike Garson for a member of his family.

THIS IS A 1927 MASON & HAMLIN RBB, A 7FT AMPICO GRAND PIANO THAT HAS BEEN REBUILT. IT HAS ITS ORIGINAL SOUNDBOARD, BRIDGES AND PLATE, HOWEVER, EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN REBUILT WITH NEW COMPONENTS AS LISTED BELOW.

THE ORIGINAL AMPICO MECHANISM WHICH THIS PIANO CAME WITH IN 1927, WAS REMOVED SOMETIME IN THE 1960'S. IT ALSO HAD ITS DOUBLE LEGS REMOVED. AND REPLACED WITH THE MODERN LEGS OF A BB. THE NEW AMPICO SYSTEM WAS PUT TOGETHER FROM DIFFERENT PARTS FROM ALL OVER THE US. THE STACK WAS BUILT FROM SCRATCH.

THIS PIANO ALSO HAS THE MODERN SOLENOID PLAYER SYSTEM CALLED THE "LX", DESIGNED BY WAYNE STAHNKE. THIS WAS THE 1ST LX ON THE MARKET. IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ONLY GRAND PIANO IN THE WORLD THAT HAS BOTH AN AMPICO AND AN LX IN THE SAME PIANO.

THANKS GO TO RANDY COX OF UNIVERSAL PLAYER PIANO CO. FOR THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF BOTH SYSTEMS.

LX PLAYBACK SYSTEM BY WAYNE STAHNKE www.live-performance.com

EXCELLENT BASS STRINGS AND HAMMERS FROM ARI ISAAC. WWW.ISAACPIANO.COM

BRIDGE MODIFICATION IS BY WWW.WAPIN.COM (INSTALLED BY ROY PETERS WWW.CINCYPIANO.COM )

NEW ACTION AND SHANKS BY TOKIWA

TREBLE WIRE BY ROSLAU

"TOUCHRAIL" DOWNWEIGHT SYSTEM www.pitchlock.com

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