To Benjamin Treuhaft, You asked about an interesting piano you described. Given the age and that it is an upright I think that it is safe to say it is prob. fairly rare. Steinway didn't make that many uprights at that time. If you look in Larry Fine's THE PIANO BOOK, you will see that this piano you describe is one of the very first upright pianos that Steinway made. Before you do much - even before you clean it you might want to contact a museum or two about the interest in such an instrument. The less you mess with it the more value it has for collector purposes and the more of its history you save. I do some work at Smithsonian. If you would like to check with them, call them at #202-357-1707 and ask to talk with someone about an 1862 Steinway upright you have and that David Lamoreaux sent you to them. Good luck with this. David Lamoreaux, RPT Washington DC Chapter, PTG. PS. I tried to send this message to you directly but compuserve is balking at something and disconnects instead of sending it on.
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