I hope to get some help, since I don't buy and sell pianos, or work for a store, where I can see prices. A piano was just willed to a small college near here, and I got to go look at it. Now I need to tell them a value for insurance and tax purposes. It was lovely! Mason & Hamlin A, 1930, in pristine condition. Soundboard and bridges looked perfect, barely worn hammers and backchecks, good regulation, perfect ivory, varnish not crazed, lyre and pedals solid, etc. etc. etc. The sound was big and warm. I pulled the action, and I think I was the first person ever to get in there. Only dust and the pretty action inside. The piano came straight to Salem, Oregon when it was new, and lived only there and in Eugene. The climate is certainly benign. Lucky college! Anyway, I know that different parts of the country might have different piano values, but I want to get some idea of how much insurance this jewel should carry. thanks ..... Susan Kline
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