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Upright Piano (Ebersole Smith and Nixon )
Estimated price for orientation: 2 700 $
Category: Upright Pianos
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Ebersole (Smith and Nixon) Number of Pedals: 3
I have an antique smith and Nixon ebersole piano with bench for sale. Shipping included in PriceSerial number #9314 This piano is over 100 years old. Made in 1902. You can tell from the serial number.Someone painted over the beautiful wood not knowing the value of what they had The piano needs to be restored , hence the low price.This has signatures on the inside from 1917 and 1930(of musicians?) which may actually increase its value greatly ..but I don't know about these things. This website helps in determining the value based on the year. antiquepianoshop dot(.) com/sell-your-instrument/instrument-value/I simply have no time to restore this myself,neither do I have the passion and care needed to make this piano pristine. I also need the space for another car. My loss is your gain. Im open to offersHere is the email I received from an antique restoration shop.AGE: According to the serial number you provided, your piano was built in 1902.GENERAL INFORMATION: I can tell that your piano is made of imported Honduran Mahogany wood under the white paint. The piano would be quite beautiful if professionally restored. Your piano appears to be in original, unrestored condition with the old worn strings and felts still present. The average piano has about a 50-year life span before the felts, leather and strings deteriorate and need restoration. The fact your piano is in such good condition at this age is a real testament to the quality that went into building it! The piano is an “upright grand” and would have the sound of a full grand piano if it were professionally restored. If you look at the soundboard in your piano, you will see that the grain in the wood is very close together. When that tree was growing 200 years ago, America's forests were very dense and trees had to struggle to grow. As a result, the wood rings are very close together due to slower growth. This wood with tight rings is more resonate and has much better tone quality than new pianos. Unfortunately, most of this quality wood is gone forever. New pianos with green wood do not have the same sound because they are not as deep and resonate in tone quality. As these pianos are destroyed, this wonderful wood is lost forever. Luckily, people are beginning to realize the quality of these vintage instruments and they are investing in their restoration and preservation for future generations to enjoy.Here are some things to consider about your piano: Any piano this old will require total restoration. Pianos are made of materials that tend to deteriorate over time. Felt, leather and rubber tends to simply break down and rot over the years, making it necessary for these materials to be replaced. When a piano is in tune, there is approximately 17 tons of tension on the strings, and old, worn out strings just won't hold it. Most piano tuners don't like to tune vintage pianos because the strings tend to break under tension. Decades of rust, corrosion and deterioration simply break these strings down over time. Many people approach us with the assumption that their piano just needs a good "tune up" to be in perfect playing condition...that simply isn't the case! These people are amazed to learn that restoration is almost always necessary on these vintage instruments.VALUE: At any given time you will see an original unrestored upright piano on eBay and Craig’s List available for next to nothing because people don’t know what they have. Because of eBay and Craig’s List, it is nearly impossible to get a good price for an upright piano that is not totally restored. Properly restored upright pianos are almost impossible to find because most piano shops do not take the time to take upright pianos seriously – they prefer to specialize in more traditional, profitable baby grand and grand piano restoration. As a result, the market is seeing properly restored upright pianos bringing top dollar on a regular basis.Sadly, we see these wonderful instruments sell for only a fraction of their actual value prior to restoration. We sometimes see them sell for as little as several hundred dollars on eBay and in antique malls in original, unrestored condition: even if they appear to be in very good original condition. Restored, however, they are potentially quite valuable. We routinely sell these restored upright pianos for $14,000-$20,000 in our shop after restoration. This is not an inflated figure, but an actual figure that these pianos really are selling for after restoration.This item is being sold as is. It has great sound qualityThanks for looking. Much appreciated.
Description
| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Ebersole (Smith and Nixon) |
| Number of Pedals: | 3 |
I have an antique smith and Nixon ebersole piano with bench for sale. Shipping included in PriceSerial number #9314 This piano is over 100 years old. Made in 1902. You can tell from the serial number.Someone painted over the beautiful wood not knowing the value of what they had The piano needs to be restored , hence the low price.This has signatures on the inside from 1917 and 1930(of musicians?) which may actually increase its value greatly ..but I don't know about these things. This website helps in determining the value based on the year. antiquepianoshop dot(.) com/sell-your-instrument/instrument-value/I simply have no time to restore this myself,neither do I have the passion and care needed to make this piano pristine. I also need the space for another car. My loss is your gain. Im open to offersHere is the email I received from an antique restoration shop.AGE: According to the serial number you provided, your piano was built in 1902.GENERAL INFORMATION: I can tell that your piano is made of imported Honduran Mahogany wood under the white paint. The piano would be quite beautiful if professionally restored. Your piano appears to be in original, unrestored condition with the old worn strings and felts still present. The average piano has about a 50-year life span before the felts, leather and strings deteriorate and need restoration. The fact your piano is in such good condition at this age is a real testament to the quality that went into building it! The piano is an “upright grand” and would have the sound of a full grand piano if it were professionally restored. If you look at the soundboard in your piano, you will see that the grain in the wood is very close together. When that tree was growing 200 years ago, America's forests were very dense and trees had to struggle to grow. As a result, the wood rings are very close together due to slower growth. This wood with tight rings is more resonate and has much better tone quality than new pianos. Unfortunately, most of this quality wood is gone forever. New pianos with green wood do not have the same sound because they are not as deep and resonate in tone quality. As these pianos are destroyed, this wonderful wood is lost forever. Luckily, people are beginning to realize the quality of these vintage instruments and they are investing in their restoration and preservation for future generations to enjoy.Here are some things to consider about your piano: Any piano this old will require total restoration. Pianos are made of materials that tend to deteriorate over time. Felt, leather and rubber tends to simply break down and rot over the years, making it necessary for these materials to be replaced. When a piano is in tune, there is approximately 17 tons of tension on the strings, and old, worn out strings just won't hold it. Most piano tuners don't like to tune vintage pianos because the strings tend to break under tension. Decades of rust, corrosion and deterioration simply break these strings down over time. Many people approach us with the assumption that their piano just needs a good "tune up" to be in perfect playing condition...that simply isn't the case! These people are amazed to learn that restoration is almost always necessary on these vintage instruments.VALUE: At any given time you will see an original unrestored upright piano on eBay and Craig’s List available for next to nothing because people don’t know what they have. Because of eBay and Craig’s List, it is nearly impossible to get a good price for an upright piano that is not totally restored. Properly restored upright pianos are almost impossible to find because most piano shops do not take the time to take upright pianos seriously – they prefer to specialize in more traditional, profitable baby grand and grand piano restoration. As a result, the market is seeing properly restored upright pianos bringing top dollar on a regular basis.Sadly, we see these wonderful instruments sell for only a fraction of their actual value prior to restoration. We sometimes see them sell for as little as several hundred dollars on eBay and in antique malls in original, unrestored condition: even if they appear to be in very good original condition. Restored, however, they are potentially quite valuable. We routinely sell these restored upright pianos for $14,000-$20,000 in our shop after restoration. This is not an inflated figure, but an actual figure that these pianos really are selling for after restoration.This item is being sold as is. It has great sound qualityThanks for looking. Much appreciated.