Sunday, June 27, 2010

Deagan 872 Xylophone Tuning & Refurbishment

Complete Deagan #872 Professional Xylophone Refurbishment by Salazar Fine Tuning

Deagan 872 Xylophone

Refurbishment included:
* Nickel Plate Resonators, Tube Frame, and all Hardware.
* Refinish and Tune Keyboard
* Modify original Key-Beds to accept Bar Suspension Posts, Fabricate new Hardware
* Refinish Key-Beds

Here's a photo depicting the older Key-Bed style where bars rest on felt strips between rubber covered pins:

Deagan 872 Xylophone Key-Bed

Here's a photo of the same Key-Beds now outfitted with the updated "saddle" bar posts
allowing the bars to sustain more freely:

Deagan 872 Xylophone Refurbished Key-Bed