<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2745.2800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>In a message dated 10/5/2007 11:09:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mortier9@hotmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Steinway supplied pianos to Aeolian who equipped them with the Duo-Art player action, not AMPICO. In later years (during the Depression) some Steinways had AMPICO player actions installed, but these are quite rare. Having said that, a Model B Steinway is an unusually large player, so its value to player buffs is increased. Remember, though, that the grand cases were lengthened by 6 inches to accomodate the Duo-Art mechanism so it may not be a "B" (to confuse things further, there was a Model B AMPICO, but this had nothing to do with piano size). Also, Steinway player models were different than standard their standard grand designations (XR, AR, etc.). See this posting on the list in 1996: </FONT><A title=https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/1996-February/005781.html href="https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/1996-February/005781.html"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/1996-February/005781.html</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>. It has some good information. Be sure you have a good player tech check the piano out before buying. Pneumatic player values have sunk in recent years due to the electronic stuff, but Steinway is still on the higher end. Dealers continue to junk the player actions and convert the pianos to non-players. If properly restored, your Steinway should be worth in the $20-25k range, I'd guess, but they're not very easy to sell.<BR> <BR>Philip Jamison Pianos</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Philip,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>There is one other option. For a short time, Steinway had licensed Welte Mignon to install player systems in their pianos. This system also had a drawer, like the Ampico. The red label Welte is about the rarest player system put into a Steinway. I am pretty sure that this relationship had ended by 1922 or so.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rich Galassini</DIV> <DIV>Cunningham Piano Co.</DIV> <DIV>Philadelphia, Pa.</DIV> <DIV></DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's new at <A title="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" href="http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170" target="_blank">AOL.com</A> and <A title="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" href="http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169" target="_blank">Make AOL Your Homepage</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>