> > << Alcola must've been pretty industrious. They also produced a piano that > used > > aluminum for the harp. > > 75-85 lbs. (spinet) > > Pat in Denver >> > > If you're asking what the plate would be worth, I guess that would depend on > what the price of alumninumumnum is worth now. As a piano, they weren't worth > much either. But I would venture to guess that given enough time, some shady > antique dealer will get thousands for one of these instruments. Willem Hi there Around here the AlCOA company produces aluminum but I doubt they had any more to do with any of this other than providing the material. There is an aluminum (I'm petty sure - it's metal) soundboard in a harpsichord in Richmond. Very well built and it functions well - very stable. Anything one-of-kind is a good bet for future antique value. Dan Jackson
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