Additional value for an autographed piano???

[Don]

Hi Willem,

This is who she is:

http://americanbuilders.com/CJB/LilyPons/

At 02:56 PM 09/12/2001 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 9/12/01 1:04:38 PM Central Daylight Time,  
>FIXPIANOS@AOL.COM writes: 
> 
> 
>My customer wants to sell her Baldwin M. It was once owned by opera star  
>Lily  
>Pons and has her autograph on the plate. She has no sales receipt or other  
>documentation to verify this (although I personally don't doubt her).  
> 
>I believe the piano to be worth around $6K WITHOUT the autograph. It's in  
>good shape and well maintained, thanks to yours truly (ahem!!!). What  
>should  
>I add to the value of this piano (if anything) for the signature?  
> 
>Thanks..............Donn Young, RPT  
> 
>
> 
>Donn 
>Not to be snide, but to give you an idea of how much the autograph is
worth,  
>who is Lily Pons? 
> 
>In other words, unless whoever wants to buy the piano knows who Lily Pons
is,  
>it won't add any value to the piano. 
> 
>Willem  

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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