1956 Steinway console

[Jon Page]

I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that the sounding board is as dead as a doornail.

S&S 40" verticals develop this problem around here.

Jon Page

At 11:39 AM 4/9/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear List,
>
>I have no idea of the value of this piano.  Would anyone care to give me
>some rough estimates?
>
>Over the years I have become very familiar with the value of lesser quality
>pianos.  However, this is the very first Steinway console I have ever seen.
> It needs a minor regulation, some felt removed from the hammers, and many
>center pins have too much friction.  The cabinet is a Queen Anne walnut and
>shows normal oxidation wear - no scratches.  The sound is not as good as a
>Kawai or Yamaha of comparable size.  But I assume that the Steinway name
>brings more $$.
>
>Also - thanks to those who responded to my query last week concerning a
>Vose grand where the tuning pins were very loose and the plate holes were
>not large enough to introduce larger pins.  The pins indeed were tapered,
>as two of you thought, and tapping them in slightly produced excellent
>results.
>
>Paul Plumb, B.Mus., 
>Plumb Pianos
>