Greetings to all. I'm doing an appraisal on this. On the plate it also says "miniature".Looking inside, the player mechanisim has been removed. What model is this? Year is 1912? Work evidently has been done in the action. Repetitions, Hammershanks, and Hammers appear to be replaced. His mother bought it used, in 1980. Nothing was done after she bought it. So these parts would have to be at least that old. Backchecks are original, VERY worn. Dampers look replaced. Otherwise everything appears original, not replaced. Full 88 keys. He inherited this from his mother who is dead now.. Looks like the finish is in remarkable shape. "Pecan" color. Minor scratches and dings. Two braced leg "stance" support on each side. Nice looking keys, but not ivory. The soundboard is in good shape, crown, no cracks,ribs secure. The entire bridge though has linear cracks at pins termination front row, and back row, running the whole length, and the Bass bridge exhibits the same effect. Very consistent, but is there any thoughts about why ? Downbearing I found to be "almost" nonexistent. And if it were restrung, besides the obvious "To-Do List", of measuring, and checking the tension scale, what are other not so obvious concerns, that if re-capped, might cause to occur again? Pin Block has good torque Sound though is weak, muffled, and seems related to the bridge problem. Ideas? Approximate value? He wants to know if and original player mechanism can be found? What are the trade-offs (value wise for him, or resale) finding the mechanism vs putting a PianoDisk in? Thank you in advance sws pgp fingerprint 3EE7 7635 DC61 DA7B 7ED9 4166 2CA0 C6CF 9A2E 73B7
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