Tremaine’s father had built a successful small business making and cranked table-top-sized mechanical organs, a very popular item in homes in the late 1800’s. Tremaine was a business genius who brought about the commercial exploitation of the piano player on a big scale. Name brands built in East Rochester include Chickering & Sons, J & C Fischer, Wm. Combined they made a great and powerful contribution to the art of music, for each of the great instruments they produced will continue providing magnificent music for generations to come.
The manufacturing facilities at East Rochester was comprised of a series of separate and individual factories planned so that manufacturing of the various instruments was carried on in an entirely individual and distinct manner, and by separate organizations, each under direction of men who had been associated with each respective make for many years, thus preserving, unimpaired, the individual and distinctive qualities of each piano. All Baldwin Upright or Vertical Pianos – Does not include Hamilton Studios or Baldwin Grand Pianos.ĪEOLIAN/AEOLIAN – AMERICAN Est. Regis, Sargent, Schroeder, Valley Gem and Winton). I have this now located in a climate controlled warehouse facility that can handle any sort of vehicle.1928-100000 1929-104000 1930-105000 1931-106000 1932-107000 1933-108000ĪCROSONIC (Baldwin Uprights and Verticals, Classic, Ellington, Franke, Howard before 1959, Kremlin, Manuelo, Modello, Monarch, St. I’ll gladly get a few guys together to load it onto anything that shows up. I’m in the exact center of the City of Chicago 60609. Others a 45 because it is 45 inches tall. Used piano dealers now call it an Art Deco model, a Pianino, a Hepplewhite – because of the detailed carving on the front legs. (The government had Steinway make caskets and gun stock parts before finally relenting and letting them make a few hundred “Victory Pianos” for the troops). This piano is seriously getting close to one of the final pianos made before the war shut Stienway production down. Lyon Healy is not affiliated with Steinway any more. Lyon Healy is a famous Chicago Harp maker that was THE Steinway store in Chicago for a long, long time. It’s a Steinway, of course the sound is fantastic! I called Steinway and this is what they found in the records. Had a piano repair guy look it over also and he had the same conclusion, no cracks in the soundboards. I have looked the soundboard over and have found zero evidence of cracks. You can see a few cobwebs on the tuning pegs in the last photo.
After the grandparents passed, the piano was moved to a grandson’s home and essentially used only for a plant stand. This was bought new at Lyon Healy in Chicago by the family’s grandfather right after the war (must have sat on the showroom floor through the war) According to family folklore, the last time that this was tuned was around 1990 by some old timer with a tuning fork – pre digital days, and this was only done because the piano was moved to another home. But the good thing is that no one has butchered it in any way that I can see. Yes Grandma used this to hold vases for years so there are water spots on the walnut in a few places. Yes it has wear, yes the ends of the keys are chipped, but very playable. Sure it has wear on it, but I feel that at this price, you will be hard pressed to find any sort of Steinway in playable condition anywhere near this price.
This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.ġ941 Steinway model P. The seller is “kendralee23″ and is located in Encinitas, California. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Pianos, Keyboards & Organs\Pianos\Upright Pianos”. The item “Antique Player Piano Kohler & Campbell 52 Inch” is in sale since Sunday, February 28, 2021. Please let me know if you have questions. This damage happened while recently moving it.
There are two slight marks on the underside board of the piano (see pictures). Player system wires were eaten by a rodent recently and need to be replaced (hence why This is listed under value). Player system is modern with floppy disks and over 200 songs including: popular, country, musicals, worship etc. Built in 1909 this piano was fully restored for my family 20 years ago and is beautiful! The sound is stunning and deep.