Hello Dianne. Here in the midwest I would venture to estimate: Wholesale: $500 to $1,000 Private Sale: $2,000 to $3,000 Dealer Sale: $3,000 to $4,000 (after cleaning) Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Hofstetter" <dianepianotuner@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 1:57 PM Subject: RE: Knabe grand reputation-Value? > > > >>But it does bring up the ethical question of putting a well respected > product name on the 'piano' of your choice -- regardless of quality, design, > country of origin, etc. Especially when simultaneously claiming the > historic heritage of said well respected product name.<< > > > Years ago I thought we were driving an American car, an old respected name, > Oldsmobile. Then I discovered the engine was made in Italy....... > > > Last night I was called to evaluate a 5'2" Knabe from 1916 that will be sold > at an estate sale this weekend. It sounds pretty good (bass strings are > just starting to get tubby) and the touch is quite even and easy to play. A > beginner or amateur player would do quite well with it. It was refinished, > "antiqued" in the past and looks nice. It has a perfect set of ivories. > Keybushings are good. > > The strings and pins are rusty, although none broken yet. The board, > bridges, ribs, rim and block ok. > > The piano is extremely dirty inside, cat hair throughout as well as dust, > foreign beings, etc. Hammers need shaping. Trapwork needs new felts and > leather; pedals very noisy. > > In short (?) piano needs rebuilding, but someone could get by with it as is > for awhile. Would anyone have a guess as to it's value when being sold > retail? wholesale? > > Thanks for advice! > Diane > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >
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