Old Steinway Value

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In a message dated 8/27/2004 10:32:54 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
philfrank56@comcast.net writes:
 
 
   Phil
   I rebuilt one of these an 1873 ,it's same piano.  Metal belly soundboard 
brace in bass corner?  Call me next week I'm off to  Tahoe.  Are they selling 
it? If rebuilt correctly with an A-440 string  scale they sound quite good. The 
open block is a challenge unless its a full  perimeter plate which I doubt. 
As is replacing the board for a variety of  reasons. The torque on the 
stretcher is also a big minus becasuse of the  pinblock string draft angle. It tends 
to rotate the stretcher.
 Market value is questionable
 
    Dale

 
I have a client with a 7 foot 3  inch Steinway made in 1871. It appears to be 
rosewood and the case is pretty  good. The board is surprisingly good( a few 
narrow cracks) but everything else  needs replacement (definately pinblock). 
Interesting to see the bass string  windings from 1871. 
Anyway, I'm trying to come up with  a ballpark market value for this 
instrument. Any help from "y'all" would be  appreciated. 
Phil Frankenberg
CSU Chico,  Ca. 
p.s. I have photos if  interested



 

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