That is not to say its not a beautiful instrument. The A is probably at around 370 which means it would need a hell of a lot of tunings to get it up to concert pitch(which isn't necessary if you are just playing it yourself but generally is for a good price for sale) Tuning it would obviously make it a much more playable instrument but I would be surprised if you got much for the instrument being honest. My guess is it would have bobbling hammers, worn hammers, worn felts and dead strings. It most probably needs lots of new parts and a full regulation if not more. Another misconception that people seem to have is that all the piano needs is a good tune. You will also need to really put your money in your pocket to get this up to a nice condition. Not much of a market really for straight strung pianos. Most often the case, even with a decent name, these pianos are worth more to the owner then they will ever be to anyone else. People often have an inflated sense of worth about an instrument that is dear to them or that has been passed along, often egged on by armchair antique spotting friends who insist it could be worth a fair penny. At least once a week when tuning a piano I get asked "how much do you think its worth?" and i realize this isthe reason I am tuning the piano. Unfortunately a lot of people with older pianos tend to think that they are worth a lot more then they are. Unfortunately in its current condition it wouldn't be worth much.
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