----- Original Message ----- From: <A440A@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: January 26, 2001 2:52 AM Subject: knabe age > Subject: Knabe Age > > > Greetings, > > The customer wanted me to declare the Knabe grand a real antique, she > had been told it was built in 1853, because the "serial" number was 6058. It > appears that this is a case number,not a serial number. > Due to a rebuild at some time in the past, there are not factory serial > numbers on it, but a penciled in 80050/ 1916 on the inside of the action > cavity. I am leaning toward telling her to believe that later date, due to > the piano's construction. I also told her I would bounce this out on the > list to see if I could find somebody to agree with me. > The piano is a conventional grand, about 6 feet. It has a continuous > rim, full iron plate, modern action and damper assembly. Mahogany case, 88 > keys, normal keypins, etc. > Is there any particular facet of the Knabe pianos that marks a particular > date? Like partial plates at such and such a time, or jointed rims > discontinued at a particular date? Help please, she thinks the museum will > want it very badly........ > Thanks, > Ed Foote RPT -------------------------------------------------------- >From your brief description -- no built-up rim, no exposed pinblock, etc. -- probably early 1900s. Not an antique, but properly remanufactured, quite a nice piano. Value? Probably anywhere from $500 to $2500 depending on condition. Maybe a bit more if it's really exceptional. Antique value? $0. Maybe less. Del
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