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Old 09-21-15 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by John E
I have my grandmother's Apollo (Ralph Wurlitzer's discount brand) 5-foot grand from about 1930,
Wurlitzer is at the other end of the spectrum from the German companies Grotrian and Steinway, which are on the same level as Bechstein, Bosendorfer and Mason-Hamlin. The OP has a keeper. If the sound board is not cracked, no matter what else might be worn, it is worth repairing, even if the pin block no longer holds tune. You can replace the pin block if necessary, but I would bet that on this instrument it is fine.

Steinways are made in New York and in Hamburg, Germany. This is undoubtedly from Germany, which makes it more desirable than the New York Steinway.

If it was my piano, I would consign it to a dealer who has a repair shop where it can be brought to spec. The dealer will take a big cut of the profit, but it will be in the hands of someone who knows the value and who knows how to sell a piano. The dealer will also have the means to move it to the shop.

Paraphrasing Crocodile Dundee, your five foot Wurlitzer is not a piano. THIS is a piano!

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