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<font size="+2" color="red">NOTE:</font> The 2008 Mason & Hamlin Factory Tour sign up info is here ... 2008 Mason & Hamlin Tour
Are there any plans for a tour in the Future? ================================================ See Frank's answers in the posts below. Yes, the tour is on, for May 2, 2007.
See Details Below In This Thread
Mason & Hamlin is going to accommodate a larger group this year, but it will still fill up fast.
Les Koltvedt Servicing the Greater Atlanta area www.LKPianos.com PTG Associate
Put: Mason & Hamlin 2007 Factory Tour in the subject line.
When you sign in at the Mason & Hamlin factory (everyone has to sign in), please include your forums name and forums member number.
Please NOTE: We try to fill up the tour with people who have not attended previously first. If you've already taken the tour with us before, you can still apply, but understand we will give first choice to new participants, then fill in (in order received) with repeaters.
See the list of attendees in my next post below If you're name isn't on the list, you aren't signed up yet!
FYI, the factory is in Haverhill, MA (pronounced Heyvrill). About 45 minutes north of Boston.
If any PianoWorld members would like to stay in Haverhill overnight, there is a Best Western Merrimack Valley Lodge nearby. www.bwmerrimackvalley.com
This is the hotel M&H uses to accommodate their dealers (and themselves) when they host training seminars. The hotel is about a 10 minute drive from the factory.
Mason & Hamlin Piano Company 35 Duncan St. Haverhill, MA 01830 www.masonhamlin.com (978) 374-8888
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
Note: If we fill up you should still apply as an alternate, we usually have a couple people drop out (although typically at the last minute). If you don't get into this years tour, you will be on the top of the list for next year.
The tour will be on May 2, 2007 Starting at 9:00 a.m. sharp!
This is an all day event, and includes lunch. There is no charge for the tour, or the lunch.
Pictures are allowed/encouraged (just be careful around the machinery).
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
Originally posted by Famous Pies: Has the date for the 2007 tour been established yet? If not, about when will they be set?
Not yet. It's typically in early May.
I'll try to check with the folks at Mason & Hamlin while I'm at NAMM in January.
We haven't been officially invited yet, but they've kindly invited us every year for the past 3 or 4 years, so I'm hoping/expecting they will invite us in 2007.
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
Please add myself and my wife to the list for the M & H tour sounds like a very interesting day look forward to it. did a tour at steinway a number of years ago with my dad.Didn't alow pictures then.My junior member # is 20841
Jeffrey T. Swensen 35 years doing restorations Tuning,Moving,Actions,Refinishing, Restringing, Estimates,Players jeffreyswensen@comcast.net
I think my email may have not gotten through. Would love to attend if possible. My new AA arrives this week and going back to its roots would be a treat.
Originally posted by C3driver: I think my email may have not gotten through. Would love to attend if possible. My new AA arrives this week and going back to its roots would be a treat.
I'll add you to the list right now. I get a lot of email, so I sometimes miss the valid ones mixed in with the spam.
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
Sign up information for the 2007 Mason & Hamlin Factory Tour is near the start of this thread.
Please note that terrytunes has posted information about the Frederick Piano Collection if anybody is interested in combining their piano adventure with a tour of the museum...
My Keyboards: Estonia L-190, Roland RD88, Yamaha P-80, Bilhorn Telescope Organ c 1880, Antique Pump Organ, 1850 concertina, 3 other digital pianos ------------------------- My original piece on BandCamp: https://frankbaxtermrpianoworld.bandcamp.com/releases
Me banging out some tunes in the Estonia piano booth at the NAMM show...
A few attendees have asked about the area and what might be enjoyable to explore while visiting for the tour.
I have put together a little trip below.
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Exploring the area while attending the MH Factory Tour 07
Ma: Haverhill, as well as Lawrence and Lowell were industrial New England towns. Good representations of such, but you might want to wander around a bit further to see some other scenic areas . I will suggest a few.
Many people enjoy the Cape (Cape Cod) but I will suggest Cape Ann to see the coast, quaint old villages, archecture, granite quarries galore, seafoods etc. It can be toured in one day. Gloucester ctr pretty boring; Bass Rocks, Eastern Point, Annisquam, Lanes Cove, Folly Point, DogBar, Wingersheek Beach etc, much more inviting. Rockport is a charming NE town: Bearskin Neck, Coastal back roads. Essex is antique shops and great seafood restaurants; on marshland. I live by choice on Cape Ann, can you tell? ;-)
Traveling north along the coast. Suggesting 1A
Stops:
Ipswich has a wonderful street of 1600 houses restored. Small town.
Newburyport is a restored brick town on the waterfront. Very charming in the main city. Many elegant captain's homes on 1A.
Plum island can be wonderful or boring. Depends on what you are looking for. Wildlife sandy dunes.
Pass by Salisbury, Seabrook, Hampton city exploring. There is better ahead. But you might want to cut down to the beach road in Salisbury. Should not be busy at this time of year (early May) and North Hampton, Rye roads to Portsmouth show rocky coast, sandy beaches etc.
NH: Portsmouth, NH is one of the few towns on the coast. Captain's Homes. Very historic areas. Restored Strawberry Bank - 1600 homes with Prescott Park across the street. The downtown is mostly restored. Check out waterfront with great archecture - brick storefronts, (Bow St) nice beer pubs, tugboats and large bridge scene that connects to Maine
Maine: Staying now on Rt 1
Agunquit is small. By this time, if this is not the destination, ocean scenery has been explored, but there is Marginal Way, if you want to walk a coastline in Maine.
Kennebunk...small town where you should do a sidetrack to Kennebunkport. Charming rural NE town on the ocean. Upscale. Nice old capes and if you explore some backroads, interesting. Hmmm..." Pres. Bush returned to his parents' century-old oceanfront retreat". So some upscale as well!
After this, unless you have more time...I'll stop!
LL
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."
And in NH, if you want scenery, you can't beat the White Mountains. You can even stop and see the spot where our Old Man of the Mountain fell down a few years ago! But really, it's a gorgeous area with lots of walking trails and scenic stops. Franconia Notch, Cannon Mountain, lots of great places to see. NH also has over 50 covered bridges. See List of Bridges . There are also over 100 waterfalls, most in the mountains. Silver Cascade and The Flume are visible from the roads (north side of Rte 302 in Crawford Notch). Others require a walk to see.
And then there's the Lakes Region- also very beautiful. Winnepesauke, Newfound, Squam (the "On Golden Pond" lake) lakes are all lovely. And Meredith is a lovely town on Winnepesauke.
Portsmouth is great- lots of little shops to explore. And it's just a pretty town all around.
-Mak
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