Late Spring 2025: This little instrument was the darling of a Charleston area family since it was new many decades ago. I had honestly never seen one of these before, nor heard of the firm.  There was a lot of problem solving to do. It received many jack repairs, leather plectra, new strings, new soft felt for the drop down moderator, along with the full spa treatment for keyboard, case, soundboard, etc.  Initially the low bass tone proved unsatisfactory, so Stephen Birkett made some custom twined strings for the bottom several notes.  They proved a massive success!