Cline

[J Patrick Draine]

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>>Can anyone tell me about the Cline piano IJFA  0142     CV4311 are
>>the number given over the phone  wants an estimated price  are these
>>decent pianos it is a console I have not seen it yet.  thanks Pat
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>Dear Pat,
>I haven't seen one but:
>The Pierce Piano Atlas (10th ed.) lists it as a "name used by Young
>Chang." Although the atlas lists runs of serial numbers, they're all
>numerals (i.e. no letters in the sequences), so they're of no help in
>this case. If you can reach Young Chang HQ in America they can
>probably decifer the serial numbers (if those are the correct ones).
>Pierce also lists a F.C. Cline, of Kingston, Ontario ca. 1868.
>While I'm not optimistic about the probable value of the customer's
>piano, an over the phone appraisal is impossible so they'll just have
>to pay you for your time to inspect it carefully (don't make any
>definite pronouncements about its tunability unless a full tuning is
>part of the job).
>
>Good luck,
>
>Patrick Draine