Mason & Hamlin Pianos

PianoWerkes of Albuquerque is New Mexico’s
Premier Representative for Mason & Hamlin

The name Mason & Hamlin (established 1854 in Boston) is known among pianists, musicians, teachers, composers, conductors, and piano aficionados as “a pianist’s piano” — as being ranked “supreme among pianos.”

We invite you to visit our small, but intimate, PianoWerkes showroom to experience the tonal warmth and touch precision of this revered American name in piano making.

Different from America’s other two premier piano builders, Steinway & Sons and Baldwin, Mason & Hamlin has never had an official artist endorsement program. However, Mason & Hamlin has aligned itself with America’s up-and-coming concert pianists for advice ― the likes of Eric Himy (pronounced Hee-mee) whom The New York Times describes as “Flawlessly poised, elegant and brilliant.”

Eric Himy has played to critical acclaim in the United States, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, Russia and Spain. Most notably, he has been heard at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Recital Hall, both in New York City; The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; Salle Gaveau in Paris; on National Public Radio’s Performance Today; and featured in CD performance and interview on New Mexico Radio KUNM.

Commenting on Mason & Hamlin’s re-introduction of its nine-foot-four concert grand, which had been out of production since the 1960s, Eric Himy wrote this statement in 2005.

But the “powerhouse” standard bearer in Mason & Hamlin’s family of pianos . . . since the company’s early beginnings in Boston . . . has been its seven-foot BB semi-concert grand.

The highly-respected design and craftsmanship of Mason & Hamlin pianos has been filmed for television documentaries in the United States and Canada by Discovery’s The Science Channel.