piano appraisal

[John Ross]

Hi Terry,
I know of a Heintzman model, where the keyboard can be moved sideways,
thereby changing the pitch. I can't remember how many notes, but I think it
was about four.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: piano appraisal


> Boy, unless I'm missing something here, the piano is likely worth
somewhere between zero and liability (or if the owner were to find a real
sucker, maybe $100 for the fancy case?).
>
> I'm curious about the "changeable pitch" feature. Is this perhaps a
used-piano-salesperson's marketing characterization of loose tuning pins?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>; <MPT@philbondi.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 12:37 AM
> Subject: piano appraisal
>
>
> Greetings list members,
>          I have recently been contacted by someone via email. She wants to
> get rid of this piano and would like to get a general idea of it's worth
> before attempting to sell it. She writes;
>
>
> Do you by chance conduct appraisals? I have a 1900 Vough upright
changeable
> pitch piano that I wish to sell and can not find a piano appraiser.
>
> and
>
> This piano is in poor shape with a couple missing pieces of ivory and a
few
> broken keys. The case is very ornate and walnut in color. The patent date
> is January 9, 1900, made in Waterloo, NY. Serial # 3509. It is a upright
> changeable pitch piano.
>
>
> Do any of you have an idea what information I might be able to share with
> this contact?
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> Greg Newell
> Greg's piano Forté
> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
>
>
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