Question:
How much is a 1904 Mason & Hamlin upright piano worth?
sabernar
2009-12-01 22:47:29 UTC
The piano is in good condition, though the wood probably needs to be restored a bit. The soundboard and all the innards are in very good condition. All the keys have good movement.
Three answers:
anonymous
2009-12-01 22:50:09 UTC
Somewhere between (depending on condition) 200-2500 dollars.

I wish you luck
?
2009-12-02 11:49:50 UTC
One of the few brands that warrants the investment in rebuilding. It is early, though, and people shy away from pre 1920 pianos. If it's a screw-stringer, it's probably more of a curiosity than a usable piano. Screw-stringers, if you're not familiar, was a method of tuning developed by Mason & Hamlin, using bolts and nuts to tune the instrument rather than a pin-block and friction pins. They tuning was very-very stable, but the heads of the tuning pins were an odd shape and they rotated in the opposite direction of normal tuning (counter-clockwise, rather than clockwise).



In good shape your piano could sell for $2,500 - $3,000 ... but it's got to be truly in good shape, not just an owner's estimation of good.



Mason's remain my favorite piano. I have played a number of model 50 uprights that are far superior to 6' grand pianos, even from other well known makers.



... and I've got a 1969 B (Yeah, I know those were the Aeolian-American years.)
anonymous
2009-12-02 10:13:26 UTC
its worth a lot, so dont bust it....


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