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• Tours of Mason & Hamlin Piano Co Factory--every Wednesday

  • Start
    August 21, 2024
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    10:00 AM
  • End
    January 08, 2025
  • Location
    35 Duncan Street, Haverhill, MA 01830

  Tour of the Mason & Hamlin Factory -- Wednesdays

  Entering our six-story factory is like going back in time. Once inside, you will witness a rare sight: artisans expertly building pianos by hand, using century-old techniques. Experience firsthand the two centuries of piano craftsmanship that goes into our pianos. At the end of the tour, enter our showroom and tickle the ivories of our unique, hand-made pianos for yourself.

  Details:

  • Address: 35 Duncan Street, Haverhill, MA 01830
  • Tours are available on Wednesdays at 10am
  • Tours must be scheduled at least 48 hours in advance
  • Tours are $20 per adult and $10 per students
  • There is no wheelchair access in the factory
  • Stairs are mandatory
  • Closed-toed shoes are required to be worn at all times.

  • More Information: tours@masonhamlin.com
  • Sales Inquiries: (978) 914-1245
  • Business Hours: Monday-Friday 9AM-3:30PM
  • Book a time slot: https://masonhamlin.com/tours/

  Tour Waiver and Release

  Each tour participant must sign a Waiver and Release form before the tour begins. You may sign the waiver at our factory, or download, print, and sign it at home and bring it with you.

  
  

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• Fallon & Wilkinson Wood Identification Workshop

  • Start
    February 07, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    February 09, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Historic Deerfield’s Deerfield Community Center 16 Memorial Street Deerfield, MA 01342

  What wood is it and why? Seeing and understanding wood in a whole new way.
  Three days over the weekend, February 7-9, 2025 (Friday, Saturday 9.00am-4.00pm, Sunday 11:00 – 4:00)

  HISTORIC DEERFIELD, MASS – Did you ever look at a piece of wood and wonder what wood it is? And why it looks the way it does? Were you ever confused about which wood it is: mahogany, walnut, cherry, or poplar?

  This three-day hands-on workshop at the dynamic Historic Deerfield is taught by Randy S. Wilkinson and will answer all these questions and more. It is designed specifically for curators, collectors, antique dealers, appraisers, and conservators.  The goal of this workshop is to familiarize the student with the physical properties of wood in order to recognize species specific cell structures. No experience is necessary.

  Basic wood anatomy will be introduced, including grain, figure, fundamental differences between softwoods and hardwoods, and more. The student will learn to identify 19 common woods that are used in American decorative arts using a 10x loupe.

  We will be using the collection of Historic Deerfield to identify wood once it is made into an object. Students will get the rare opportunity to see some of the great treasures the Historic Deerfield has to offer while learning to identify wood on site. To augment the experience, a curator guided collections tour is included.

  No experience is necessary. Class fee includes a hardwood sample kit, 10x loupe, book (Identifying Wood) and Friday lunch. A discount rate is offered to students, senior citizens, IWCS members, and prior Fallon & Wilkinson students (use coupon code Student, Senior, or IWCS). Class size is limited to 15 students. This class will fill quickly, so sign up soon.

  Read this review on our Videos page about one of our past Wood Identification Workshops.

  
  

  
  

  https://www.fallonwilkinson.com/event/wood-id-workshop-historic-deerfield-2025/

  
  

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