Stuyvesant grand piano

[Avery Todd]

List,

This was just forwarded to me from our music office.

Anyone want to take a crack at telling me what to say to her? If it
needs a new "pinboard" :-), I have a hard time believing that that
piano would fetch 2-$3,000. Am I correct? I'm also not familiar with
this brand. I've heard the name but that's all! Thanks.

Avery

>I attended U of H as a graduate student in biology many years ago. I 
>know that U of H has a very fine music department and was hoping 
>that you could give me someone to email, talk to, etc. I have a 
>Stuyvesant grand piano S/N 21863 built about 1910. It needs a new 
>pinboard, hammers, and strings. There are no cracks in the 
>soundboard. Is it worth restoring? The technician said that I could 
>probably get $2000-$3000 for it as is. It would run about 
>$6000-$7000 to restore. I read that pianos from the turn of the 
>century are a better quality than later years. All I know about 
>Stuyvesant is that it was bought by Aeolian after the depression.
>
>Thank you for any help you can give me.