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Tenor and a treble with a singing tone, bell-like in itsĬlarity. Tone quality, including a robust, resonant bass, rich and warm Used to be 100 years ago. These pianos were well known for The quality of metalwork for steel andĬopper-wound strings, in contrast, is much better today than it Antique wood carries sound much better,Īnd lasts longer because of the 50-80 year aging process, Usually finished in mahogany, oak, or walnut, with a nice medium Instruments of the past. Yes, there is a "market"įor good used upright pianos (which are extremely hard to find,Įspecially those that are worth reconditioning at considerable The age of your piano is determined by theĭesign of the piano was being perfected by manufacturers.Ī tremendous interest in anything and everything historical or Strause, Baldwin, Hamilton, Wurlitzer, Lester, Cable,Ĭhickering, Knabe, Mason & Hamlin, Krakauer, and Kranich & Bach. Steinway, Baldwin, Cremona, Coinola, Lindeman & Sons, Shoninger, Weber, Wing and Son, Crown, Chickering Bros.,

Peck, Aldrich, Kohler & Campbell, Everett, Janssen, BushĪnd Gerts, Bush and Lane, Beckwith, Neuman, Cunningham, "Cabinet Grand" or "Inverted Grand" by their manufactures.Ĭan elevate a piano 1 grade. Lengths and musical capabilities equal and often superior toĪctual grand pianos, thus being labeled "Upright Grand", Their towering height, these instruments usually had string To certain large 50" + upright pianos and taller. "Cabinet Grand" or "Inverted Grand" are terms usually referring The age of a piano matters a great dealįor it's value and can tell a lot about the way the piano was manufacturedĪnd what kind and quality of wood was used to build your piano. Such as different kinds of wood, wool, cloth, iron, buckskin, glues, andįinish, the amount service that it has received, and how much the Quality of current information and research that is used. Years that best determine the accurate valuation, but more over the Rare and collectible items appreciate and it is not necessarily the age in Type of wood, style and the piano market conditions in the area you live in. Classic & Antique & Upright Piano Grading Guide
