Re: Antique upright piano I am relisting our piano with more information to clear up any confusion. I had posted "*We have a beautiful piano but alas no pianists. It has a sticky key up high and may or may not be in perfect tune. If you are interested email us. photo attached*" I wanted to add the sound board does have a crack, for some people this means it is no good, but we got the piano with the crak and it had been used with the crack for years, there is no buzzing sound. It can be tuned and will hold the tuning. It has oak casing, it was made by Sweetland piano Co. of Chicago around1900-1915 and "conservatory grand" is printed above the keys. I have attached some information about old pianos and ones with a crack in the sound board. We feel that it is a beautiful piece of furniture and *it can be played* so the $150 price reflects what we feel the value is for the piano in it's present condition. See below for price guide from antiquepianoshop.com <><The Carlins http://antiquepianoshop.com/sell-an-instrument/ Upright Piano, Circa 1915 - 1930. Today's Value: $100 - $300 in poor condition (*meaning a problem with the sound board)* , $500 - $2,500 in average to good condition, $8,000 - $10,000 totally restored to factory new condition. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Piano-Organ-Keyboard-650/grand-piano-cracked-soun... The purpose of a sound board is to resonate. How the sound board is designed, its thickness, shape, tension, type of wood, method of transferring the string's vibrations to it, etc., all play a factor in the final sound of the piano. Therefore, it stands to reason that any change in the above factors would affect the piano's sound…for better or worse. Therefore a cracked sound board can change the dynamics with unpredictable results. Since the sound board has cracked, the piano's sound becomes dependant upon whatever change or process occurs if the crack evolves. So the issues are: do you like the sound of the piano as it is right now and would you like the sound of the piano as it might be in a few months or years from now. Only time will tell. Personally, I am not concerned about a cracked sound board as long as the piano produces a pleasant sound. Keep in mind that if you ever decide to sell the piano the issue of its cracked sound board will be a major issue.
