Phil writes; "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.!. Greetings, We won't know how far until it is sold, but from your description of it, I would think that the present value, as is, may be as much as $1500. So we differ by a factor of 10, which is a tremendous amount. ( or were you suggesting a finished, post-restoration price? ) Completely restored, this little piano, with really nice wood, may bring $10,000 to the rare collector, musician that has been looking for just this piano, but don't count on it. I think it may become a $5,000 rebuilt grand piano. Leastwise, that is what this local market would make of it. Regards, Ed Foote Precision Piano Works Nashville, Tn.
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