[pianotech] Wing & Sons Upright

[Paul T Williams]

The one owned by anyone famous. Otherwise, they're pretty much done for. 
Just museum pieces. The rest are only sentimental family heirlooms.  Only 
memories has such value.  even when the piano is a PSO or POS. As Del 
said, "They're all rebuildable" but does thousands of dollars make them 
valuable?  Doubtful...I had to tell a prominent piano teacher in is 80's 
(at the time 10 years ago) that the wonderful Chickering concert grand he 
had in his living room once played by Rubenstein and Gershwin was in need 
of "much work". He never winked an eye and said, "it is priceless", so it 
doesn't need any work on on...to maintain the historic value"!.. I sighed 
and "tried" to tune it...a nasty beasty to be sure.....

My thoughts anyways...
Paul





From:
Jon Page <jonpage at pianocapecod.com>
To:
pianotech at ptg.org
Date:
12/17/2010 04:33 PM
Subject:
Re: [pianotech] Wing & Sons Upright



Is there ANY old upright that has any monetary value

Bjur Bros. comes to mind.

Regards,

Jon Page

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