Dear Stephen, I gave my historical lady your info tonight so she may call you. James Grebe R.P.T. from St. Louis pianoman@inlink.com "Only my best is good enough" ---------- > From: Stephen Birkett <birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Query > Date: Thursday, November 13, 1997 12:13 AM > > James writ: > > Early piano buffs: > > I have a client with a approx. 1839 Pleyel 7' grand. Unrestored. How much > > ballpark should it be worth for insurance purposes. It belongs to a poor > > historical society here. > > > Can't help much on the value...unrestored it depends a lot on the > condition, which is hard to judge sight unseen, but I'd guess in the 1-3K > region (wild stab). These beasts don't command the same prices you get > for Viennese pianos of the same vintage. A wreck of an 1839 Broadwood > would go for only $1-2K and migh fetch $10k restored...this would be > comparable to the Pleyel. > > Given the chance, I would take the pleyel off their hands and put > them out of their insurance worry...wouldn't they rather have a nice shiny > new Yamaha? or ... > > Let's hear a bit about the pleyel. What's the serial number. I assume it > has no capo bar...if it's 1839. How many longitudinal iron bars...I'd > guess 5 for 1839, with cross bars in between. Any background on how it > came to the States. > > Stephen > > Stephen Birkett Fortepianos > Authentic Reproductions of 18th and 19th Century Pianos > 464 Winchester Drive > Waterloo, Ontario > Canada N2T 1K5 > tel: 519-885-2228 > email: birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca >
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