...listers: ...first off..thank you very much for ALL the insight into my last question involving the steel-wound bass strings.. ...now..i have come across an Ivers and Pond..ser.#60940..looks like a 4'11" to me..they need to unload it...i'm still waiting for my Pierce Piano Atlas, so letting this customer know when it was made is not possible yet..it needs bass strings..hammers are ok(should be replaced)..dampers are ok(should be replaced)..looks like the plate was sprayed with the strings attached..real cob job, IMHO...BUT..this owner INSISTS that the big selling point with this piano is that the wood used to make it is NOT available anymore..or..the wood is in short supply and it is NOT used in the manufacturing of pianos anymore..it does have a rosewood appearance to it, and again, they insist, that the wood is RARE..my initial thought here is *so what*...the cabinet HAS been re-finished and it does look nice..it also has ivory keys with a 1/2 of one missing..too bad,cause they're perfect otherwise..! ....can anyone offer an insight as to the approx.value from my description..??..my initial guess is 12-15K..how far off am I..??..muchas gracias yet again.!.
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