Advice Needed W/R/T Duo-Art Advertisement
By Peter Neilson
Peter Woodworth asks:
> An ad seen today in newspaper:
> PLAYER PIANO - DUO/ART w/rolls $1525.
> What questions do I need to ask these folks???
First, you need to find out if it's a *real* Duo-Art. There were some 88-note studio upright pianos made during the 1950's under the Duo-Art name. If it's a real Duo Art it will either be a grand or it will have half a dozen or more crazy knobs and levers in the control area where an 88-note piano has only tempo, reroll, "loud", soft bass and soft treble.
If it is a real one, you have to see it. If it is unrestored and untouched, my initial advice would be to buy it on the spot, regardless of where you live. You can have it shipped to a competent restorer and back to you (some long time later) for a price that'll make it all worthwhile. Several of us in this mailing list can recommend restorers, for the piano, for the mechanism, or for both.
If it's all beat up, or tinkered-with, or has parts missing, or worse, you'll need to know how much grief you can handle before investing anything into it.
If it's restored, you'll need more advice than I can give you, to figure out if the restoration is any good.
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