Show I Mayhew Family Project Represents I I Much Work Payoff Comes Soon I Some people like ilke Christmas carols played by a philharmonic orchestra others orchestra others like a nos nostalgic tat tat- gic combo But Dut Rep and Mrs Jay Mayhew are dreaming of hearing Jingle Bells la a a tonk tonic Several years ago ego w when n old player pianos were once again becoming interesting Helen helm told h her r husband she wanted one for foran foran foran an anniversary present Jay started looking but eve every time he followed a tip on an old player play play- er piano for sale sate it was sold before he could reach it lt Th Then 1 one day luck was with him Jay was in Scofield at anold an anold anold old mining camp looking for tor some warehouse space The Tho owner own oatt- er r of cf an abandoned dance hall hail sugg suggested he be might rent the building for storage When Jay Jaywalked Jaywalked Jaywalked walked in to look took the hall over he couldn't believe his eyes There pushed back in a corner with the floor caved in all nit about it was the most intriguing ancient an an- dent player piano he had ever seen Jay immediately lost Interest In Jn in the building end nd started dealing deal deal- ing for the piano In Inthe the end he was allowed to purchase it for a nominal sum if Sf he rented the building The deal was closed The May hews moved the piano to their home In Moab They soon soon son realized they had more than they had bargained for tor At Atone Atone one time the old piano built around the turn of the century had been equipped with base drums snare drums a triangle 96 wooden whistles and a player attachment In its heyday it had been a coin operated instrument and there was even a magnet attachment that slugs to prevent the from getting a free tune A selectS selection on button on en the outside gave them their favorite number But the loveliest portion of the ancient instrument w was n s its stained glass front front each each piece of ot gO gothic lIC glass was outlined with witha a blackened metal which after atte many hours of polishing pot proved to b be copper dividers Of or course there is a catch to every be bargain r g a i n. n The piano wouldn't work Mr Mayhew Jayhew and his mechanically minded son eon Jack tore it St down dO and rind went to work on cn it All the tubing they found was deteriorated with age and had to be replaced They have used over feet teet of rubber tubing to da date te Th TM The bellows were in excellent repair but sUll sUH facing face fac ing them is the replacement of ot 96 air valves which activate the whistles and drums The piano Used a shorter piano J roll roil than average Wage and the May hews hew scoured the to country f for forone forone r one Me that would work Finally in Boston t they found one roll to fit the instrument t. t The finish on the piano was badly deteriorated Helen felen wanted want ed cd to paint it red but red but friends insisted she should antique the wood She worked for tor weeks applying paint and varnish When it was finished she still didn't like It This she said was wasa a fun piano and end it should be a arun fun run color red color red So on once again she fhe went woot to work and today Way the beautiful stained glass sits sUs In a aframe aframe frame of the gayest holiday red Little did the tho realize reaUze what a treasure they had bought when the old piano was first unloaded into their home Shortly Shorty Short Short- ly y after arter eV even 1 before repairs had bad started an en antique collector called en nn them He tIe had been to Scofield to search for the he piano plano he M heard beard had bad once been beat in JIt the eld eM dance hall hail and traced It to the Mayhew's Mayhew Moab Moat home He lie offered them 1300 for it They didn't sell sell after after 1 all ail it was an anniversary present and they still sUit hadn't heard It play They stirs still haven't heard it tt but they are getting closer By Dy next year they hope the tM old piano can sound out their Christmas carols in real took tonic style style just Just like Uke it did those thOS many years ears ago in the old dance hall halt in the Scofield mining |