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<DIV> <STRONG> <FONT size=3>Hi Otto</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> I'm very familiar with he model your are =
looking at only I've not seen one in oak. Oak was oddly enough, thought of a=
nd was poor mans furniture during this time frame & later. Also the tuli=
p leg model were popular about this time as well. I'm more familiar with the=
se & know of one in the SF bay are with the original board&bridges. =
It's been strung, finished & new action & the asking price is 45,000=
> I've seen & played it myself & it is stunning. We often see the=
se amazingly well preserved piano in the bay area climate. If the piano=
your talking about is competently & professionally restored it's possib=
le to get 60 to 80 k from the right person but more typically 45 to 50k. If =
it were in my shop with new belly finish & action I'd be real happy with=
50 K. Retail. But it depend so on what the wholesale price is/was. Kno=
w what I mean? As with any Steinway There are many fine examples in the pric=
e range we're kicking around so it will require the right person. The 6ft 2 =
' A was made until 1913 or so the 6ft. 4' A was the one discontinued in 47. =
These are harder to come by ,have a better scale & bigger sound than the=
older Smaller version. I have 2, any interest? grin.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> I' m not much on antique values when it co=
mes to Steinways of this vintage. They either function as pianos or they bel=
ong in a Museum.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> I'd say the wholesale price would b=
e probably 10 to 20 k but probably not more. Hope that is helpful. Sounds li=
ke neat piano!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> Dale</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue =
2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>looked at a 6'2" A, built in late 1897 a custo=
mer is inheriting. One<BR>would think that such an instrument would be=
a beater at this point.<BR>However, it spent much of it's life in the Denve=
r area, & the remainder her<BR>in Moscow, ID. Everything would app=
ear to be original, save, perhaps, the<BR>hammers. I can't imagine the=
m not wearing out, though they appear to have<BR>been shaped a few times &am=
p; are about to wear through in the treble. If they<BR>have been repla=
ced, it certainly was a good clean job.<BR><BR>It was refinished in the late=
40's; is light oak w/fire plug legs & no<BR>scrollwork. #2 pins a=
re tight, & block appears pristine & original. No<BR>cracks in=
the bridge cap, but plenty of hairlines in the board. However,<BR>the=
board has crown & generally decent front bearing, though back bearing i=
s<BR>neg. in spots.<BR><BR>The 6'2" A was introduced in '96 & phased out=
of US production in '47, so<BR>this is a fairly early one, and unusual in t=
hat it's oak, but no other<BR>really distinguishing features about it. =
With some regulation & voicing<BR>this could be very serviceable. =
However, as part of the inheritance, it<BR>could also be completely rebuilt=
. Given its remarkably good condition and<BR>age, it may have some "hi=
storical/antique value", which modern rebuilding<BR>would destroy. While it =
may be a better piano at the end of that process, it<BR>may be a less valuab=
le one in "antique" terms.<BR><BR>They also need a current valuation of the =
piano in its current condition for<BR>tax purposes. I am assuming a wh=
olesale value with the view to a complete<BR>rebuilding -- setting aside the=
subjective "antique" value. Any thoughts<BR>from all of you on this s=
ubject?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Otto</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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