Reluctant downsizing -- advice needed.
It's been many years since I've actually done anything with any of my
pianos, and I do not see that I will use them in the future. I'd like
them and my collection of rolls to go to someone who can restore, use
and appreciate them all. My current efforts are directed mostly at
caring for and training horses.
I am thinking that this is a wonderful opportunity for a Very Young Fan
of mechanical music, someone with the gumption and strength to do what
has to be done and move what has to be moved. Here is an outline of
what I have:
- One 1929 Brewster with a single-valve Standard player action. Piano
and player restored about 35 or 40 years ago. Strident tone, good for
outdoors performances. Never stored indoors.
- One 1924 Gulbransen, glued player action, restored about 30 years ago
but the wind motor does not work. Nice "mellow" tone. Always stored
indoors.
- One Baldwin Hamilton 243, bought new about 45 years ago. Always
stored indoors. _Not_ a player.
- Several thousand rolls. The usual selection of QRS older and newer,
a lot of 88-note rolls from the forties, thirties, twenties and before,
some ethnic rolls, and a few unique ones. Most in correct boxes. Almost
no Ampico or Duo-Art rolls. Some Doug Henderson Artcraft rolls.
- A roll-repair table.
- A Selpo piano lifter device for moving uprights.
- A piano tilter.
Everything is located at my place in Sanford, North Carolina
I really have no idea what this pile of stuff is worth, and I suspect
that I am not alone in wondering what to do with these marvelous items
that my heirs would simply toss out. Suggestions, please.
Peter Neilson
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