Any know about this piano?

[pbs911]

Possibly a free gift to a friend. Just need to know if the value of the piano is worth the cost of hiring piano movers. These are the only pics I have. I know it is a true antique.

[Tobra]

Tough call without knowing manufacturer. There will be some ID on it somewhere. Upright pianos are generally not as valuable as baby grand or grand. It looks pretty darn nice though, a crappy piece will not be made out of nice wood like that.

[concentric]

You can move a piano for a couple hundy these days, so I say get it ... It's a beautiful piano, does it sound good?

It's probably early 1900s or possibly older, the two pedal set-up is a good giveaway, although I'm not quite a piano expert.

I have some leads on decent piano moving companies in OC if you need one.

Best,

Jason

[Rondinone]

I went through this with a 1903 Beckwith. The question is, is it tunable? If it is not currently in tune and playable, then it's only worth it if you want to look at it, not play it. Generally speaking a piano that old will require an entire rebuild to be playable, which is multiple thousands of dollars, even if it was barely played and the mechanics seem good. Once the strings relax then they cannot be retuned reliably. Age also makes the hammers turn hard and then it sounds too sharp or crisp. I would get a piano tuner to look at it first, which may only cost you $50-$75.

Unless it's a real classic, it's not worth anything. Most old pianos are firewood. My Beckwith that was carted off to the landfill even though it was solid mahogany. Who is the manufacturer?