1890 Weber upright

[Prof. Euphonious Thump]

Probably face-veneer. many of these open faced blocks
were better made than hidden ones, and still hold very
well. 
    Value ?????????
     T

--- Noah Haverkamp <noahhaverkamp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I tuned this th'other day. 52". There were 3 broken
> strings in the high treble and I broke 6 more, all
> in the treble except for one in the upper tenor. The
> open pinblock, which 
> was a very pretty grain, had tiny cracks around
> several tuning pins, but during the semitone
> pitch-raise, all the pins held well except for one
> or two. 
> 
> The owner is spending a few hundred dollars to get
> the thing playing. But we're curious  (this is the
> first really old piano I've serviced) about the
> value of it. It is very attractive and the case is
> in pretty good condition. I know it's not worth much
> without being rebuilt, but what is a ballpark figure
> for a rebuilt one? And is there anything I should
> know about it before going next week to replace the
> 9 strings, fine-tuning and doing some minor
> regulation? Is that pinblock face veneer? 
> 


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