Deagan 60 Parsifal

Deagan 60 Parsifal
Product Code: KIB4
Availability: Recently Sold

This is truly one of the legendary Deagan keyboard instruments. The model No. 60 Parsifal bells has 1 1/4" wide roundtop bars in a full 2 1/2 octave range F-C. These bars are 1 1/4" wide and 7/16" thick and are mounted over nickel plated brass with slit open resonators in a solid oak case. The solid oak case top is removable with sliding pin hinges to allow maximum ease of playing. The center posts for the natural bars are on the #1 rail keeping them out of the way when moving between the natural and accidental bars. The combination of round top bars and resonators in an oak case produces a beautiful rich tone unmathed by any other portable set of bells. Our set of Parsifal bells comes with an extra high C-sharp. Everything in this set of bells is original aside from the post insulators and keybed filament. The original oak case with nickel reinforcement bands around the edges is in excellent condition. The originaal green felt keybeds are also in excellent, all original condition.All of the nickel plated parts including latches, resonators, and screws have been removed and polished. The posts have been insulated with black latex tubing that fits tightly to the posts. The cotton key bed filament has been replaced with a nylon filament encased in thin walled black latex tubing. This "suspends" the bars more effectively than the old cotton cord and allows each bar to resonate to its full potential.The handles have been replaced with new brown leather handles very similar to the originals. There are a few scratched in the case and a few tiny imperfections in the original nickel plating on the bars and a few cracked resonators but overall this instrument is in excellent, near perfect condition. This set of Parsifal bells came from Phildelphia where they were reportedly played in the Philadelphia orchestra in the early 20th century. It is a top quality professional instrument that is a joy to play and listen to.

General Characteristics
Model Parsifal
Era 1929-1939
Condition Excellent
Extra Holes or Modifications None
Date 1930s
Hardware Finish Nickel
Keyboard Characteristics
Octave Range 2 1/2 Octave
Note Range F - C
Tuning A = 440
Bar Finish Silver
Bar Material Steel
Length 32"