killpups All American 945 Posts user info edit post |
Basically just seeing if anyone here is familiar with these and how much it could be worth.
4/26/2007 1:13:16 PM |
killpups All American 945 Posts user info edit post |
bump 4/27/2007 2:56:04 AM |
mcfluffle All American 11291 Posts user info edit post |
maybe ask someone on craigslist? several people post pianos. 4/27/2007 3:00:43 AM |
Gzusfrk All American 2988 Posts user info edit post |
I bought an old antique piano for $20 last year... when I got home, I realized there was a petrified rat inside. 4/27/2007 8:23:15 AM |
stuck flex All American 4566 Posts user info edit post |
I'll take it from you and move it for free. lol. 4/27/2007 9:56:50 AM |
lottathought All American 687 Posts user info edit post |
I know a little about pianos. It is impossible to really determine the worth without having a tuner look at it. What you may not know is that pianos can wear out...or more to the point, become too old to be of value.
Now you are probably asking how a tuner comes into play? Well, the bolts that are turned to tune the piano is mounted...partially on a steel plate and partially on a wood backboard. Over time, the wood expands and contracts. This makes the holes that the bolts are mounted into loose and....at a certain point, the piano can no longer be tuned. This will happen faster or slower depending on the conditions the piano has been in during its life.
Can it be rebuilt? Sure. But you are talking a price that will exceed the value of the piano when the work is done...unless it is a very special piano.
Hope this helps. 4/27/2007 10:10:38 AM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I bought an old antique piano for $20 last year... when I got home, I realized there was a petrified rat inside." |
$30 for rat.4/27/2007 11:39:51 AM |
VibrantlyRed New Recruit 9 Posts user info edit post |
If you're trying to sell it please let me know after you've settled on a price. I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands. 4/27/2007 4:02:43 PM |
ncsukat All American 1896 Posts user info edit post |
Most pianos that age seem like they should be worth alot, but usually the price to get them back into good playing condition + moving costs (not hiring a piano mover really damages them) causes them to go for low prices. Lots are given away for free on Craigslist simply because people don't want the hassle of trying to move them. I love those old pianos... they have a WONDERFUL sound... so I also might be interested, depending on what you end up asking for it and the date it would need to be moved by. (How out of tune is the piano? Any service done on it recently? How's the action in the keys? Any that stick?) 4/27/2007 6:47:13 PM |
SilverSurfer All American 3238 Posts user info edit post |
$100 4/28/2007 2:34:35 AM |