Happy New Year to all. We are old-time piano rebuilders (see our
web site, below), and as such we often get anomalies to repair.
And we love it!!
Recently a client brought in a miniature (toy) barrel piano. It was
made by Faventia in Barcelona, Spain. It's 16" wide, 17-3/4" tall,
plays 6 selections, and is built just like a regular barrel (street)
piano but in miniature.
There is a crank on the front left side to turn to play the selection
and a crank on the side to select which song. The case has hand-painted
(not stenciled) decor-cornucopia, dove, etc. Everything is original.
From the materials, it appears to have been made in the fifties.
Does anyone have an idea of value for this toy instrument? I am not
selling it. The client is curious and I told him I would seek your
advice. I have worked on several 'real' street pianos, but I couldn't
resist taking this one on. It's a charm. And it's in perfect
condition, just needs tuning.
Thanks for any input.
Sam Marquez
http://www.pianopartsetc.com
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