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Expert: Todd Lindeblad - 12/21/2011


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We just inherited a 1949 Willis Louis XV style upright piano with a "Louis XV De Luxe" sound board.  The serial number is 41850.  It's in average condition needing a tuning and a general servicing.  It spent it's life since new in a humid climate and now is in a very dry climate in the west.  What should we do to protect this instrument from the drastic climate change and roughly what would be the value of this item?  Thanks.

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Hi,

Thank you for contacting us. I would suggest getting a thermostat with a humidity gauge. Ideally a piano should be in a room with humidity in the low 40's. I would suggest getting a humidifier if it is moving into a dry climate. In our current economic and musical climate, we estimate your piano to be valued at around $500-800 depending on the casing of the piano. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.

Sincerely,
Robert Parker

Lindeblad Piano Restoration
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Pine Brook, NJ 07058
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What is the value of vintage piano. How to find out the year a piano was built. How to locate the serial number on a piano. Is a vintage piano worth restoring. What work is needed to be done to fix a piano. Additional information, diagrams, and restoration tours on pianos can be found at: http://www.lindebladpiano.com/piano_info.htm.

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Piano Restoration Specialist. My family has been in the piano restoration business since 1920. I am now the fourth generation and have worked in the piano business my whole life. You can read about our family history at the following link: http://www.lindebladpiano.com/about.htm

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Learned from my father since I was a teenager. I have now been working in the piano restoration business specializing in the sale and restoration of vintage pianos for about 15 years.

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Stanford University, City of Sacramento, Roanoke Civic Center, Piano Teachers, Musicians

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