The action is smooth, consistent, and very enjoyable to play. Mason & Hamlin pianos have a tone that is distinctly American, but with a bit more clarity and assertiveness than is typically associated with Steinways. They have, along with makers Steinway, Kawai, Bechstein, and Stuart & Sons, been one of the 5 major innovators in design and manufacturing techniques over the last 100 years. With comparable new Mason & Hamlin pianos priced over $86,000, you'll agree that it is an amazing value. Mason & Hamlin is a small bespoke manufacturer of grand and upright pianos, based in Boston Massachusetts. If you are in the market for a pristine instrument from one of the finest makers in the world, this piano is certainly worth your consideration. The company was renamed Mason & Hamlin Organ & Piano Co. It is truly a rare find - a late model Mason, kept in remarkably good condition, priced at a fraction of the cost of a comparable new Mason & Hamlin BB. Mason and Hamlin Organ Co., Most Active 1855-1861, & made 10,000 Organs per Year by 1902. The current Mason & Hamlin piano factory outside of Boston has been handcrafting pianos since the early 1990s, and many who know their instruments consider them to be among the finest being currently being made worldwide. We've just received this remarkable 1993 Mason & Hamlin BB in our showroom and couldn't wait to make it available to the world.