I am now considering paying for the restoration, The finish but I am afraid that I have not done a very I am in great debate with myselfĪs to what I should do with it. Hello my name is Jim and I reside in London, Ohio justĮast of Dayton. 'Response to Question about Value' by John Tuttleīrougher Restorations - The Value of a Pneumatic Player Piano 'Values of Automatic Pianos and Organs' by Arthur Reblitz He has collected quite a bit of information about numerousĪs a final word, all of the above is simply my opinion based on forty yearsĪs a player piano technician. Working or non-working player mechanism, appearance, etc., then visit the Blue Book of Pianos If you have the Name of the Manufacturer, the
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Got the time to do all the research for free?įrankly, No! It's best if you hire a professional rebuilder and have him perform a completeĮvaluation. Reference books that any qualified technician has in his office and most good Frankly, that's a lot less expensive than just two of the main
So, what's it worth? If you haven't figured it out by now, you need the services ofĪ profession technician who will charge about $80.00 to $95.00Īn hour for his talents. Healthy fee, at least every forty years (much sooner on certain types). Pianos get WORSE with AGE and every single one will have to be restored, at a Player pianos are not an investment!!! Unlike a fine violin, player The return one can expect is $0.35 for every dollar spent in repair or restoration costs. To sell a restored unit for what I've put into it in time and materials. Remember those units that I was offered for theĬost of moving? I usually decline the offer because even at cost, it's almost impossible WRONG! At the present moment, it costs more to Surely they must become more valuable if they Well, it's considered unrestored and it's worth less than $200.00. Let's say the unit looks pretty rough, has chipped ivories, a fewĬorners crushed in, ding marks here and there and the player doesn't work but it's
Professional to evaluate the units condition and he will give you an idea of it'sĪpproximate value. Unit looks nice and is not well maintained, you will most likely have to hire a Technician has a good idea of the units value and would be happy to tell you. Let's say you have a working player that looks pretty nice and is regularly Again, we come back to condition, for it is the condition of a unit, both inside and out, which determines it's basic value. Reproducing players can go for as high as $14,000.00 to $16,000, and higher, but only when the piano is in the highest class and in perfect working order. Here in New Jersey, if you can get $1200-$1500 for a fully functional circa 1920's player piano, you're having a great day. The same is true at sites like CraigsList. As far as prices atĪuctions, upright players hardly ever command more than $800.00 in working or Less than $200.00, and there are dozens to choose from. Today, on the Internet, there are people whoĪre selling 'complete' circa 1920 upright player pianos in unrestored condition for It is actually much easier to approach the topic of value from an entirely different (And you thought there were a lot of car makers.) In just the past 150 years, and there have been over 1000 makes of player pianos since 1900. The fact is, there have been more than 12,000 different piano makers There are, of coarse, classes of instruments ranging from It is the condition of a unit, both inside and out, which establishes it's basic value, just like with any other consumer good. "What is my player piano worth?" Honestly, I can't tell you with any degree of accuracy. One of THE most difficult questions that I am constantly being asked is,
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