Steinway M Player

[gordon stelter]

Devalues it a lot. The extended keylengths screw up
the touch, though Dave Stanwood has told me that his
methodologies can correct this. Perhaps converting to
PianoDisc, with the player in the old spoolbox area is
an option? Or sawing away some of the piano and having
a  new keyframe made? ( Anyone ever tried this??? )
     Thump

--- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Inspected a Steinway grand today for
> upgrading/fixing/whatevering. Original condition,
> worn out, 1920, former player. The piano measures
> about 6' 1" overall - with about six inches of dead
> area just forward of the plate - which would yield a
> piano about 5' 7" in length. So I imagine this is a
> model "M" player?
> 
> I think salvage value on an old "M" is in the $5K to
> $7K range. Is that about right? How does the
> ex-player configuration affect value? I presume its
> value would be somewhat less than a regular "M"?
> 
> I just don't have any experience with these former
> players. How might the player configuration affect
> action performance (man that thing has some
> looooooong keys!)?
> 
> FWIW - lady that sold it to the new owner (a church)
> told them it was worth $60K!
> 
> I think perhaps not.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Terry Farrell
>   
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