Estey Baby Grand Piano Reviews
In 1917 estey was purchased.
Estey baby grand piano reviews. I cleaned it with a damp cloth with murphy s oil soap and water wrung out well. See where your serial number falls and that is the year it was made. The estey piano co. For 80 years most pianos were made in the usa.
The first wave of pianos from this era began to enter the used piano market in the 1980s as the people who originally purchased them began to retire. Jacob estey levi fuller julius estey and john boulton simpson. Other names of valuable pianos would include. It is quite small approximately 53 i have an old estey baby grand piano on the front it says i have a baldwin upright in good condition.
22591 would date back to 1893. Was founded 1869 factory built in new york city. Estey numbers 1889 15000 1890 19800 1891 20400 1892 21600 1893 22200 1894 23000. Truly the best of the best.
Our piano was in very bad condition. The inside looks pretty good despite some dust and what appears read more. Pianos of utmost quality built to the highest standards in the industry. If your grand piano was built between 1910 1935.
It moved to japan for 40 years korea for 20 and now indonesia and china. They also made pipe organs and had a piano business as well. Estey from brattleboro vt was primarily known for its reed organs. Simpson controlled the arion piano co.
Mason and hamlin boosendorfer bechstein baldwin blunther sauter to name only a few. Many of these piano manufacturers have a very limited production and are hand crafted by artisans. A large factory was built in new york city where production of upright and grand pianos began. The pianos of this time were hand rubbed not glossy.
Want to know how old your estey piano is. A quick web search will reveal if your piano s name alone carries value. Even in the worst condition most steinway grand pianos can sell for 5 000 to 15 000 or more. I have an old estey baby grand piano on the front it says 378 estey new york.
Andrea we just acquired an 1922 23 estey baby grand and i have been doing a lot of research. Pianos rated piano rating guide best excellent very good good fair poor grand pianos group 1 highest quality instruments. If you think it is a bit confusing now wait another 15 years. Before you continue i would like you to check something.