Restore?

[bradhobbs]

 https://www.bradhobbs.org/piano3.jpg  https://www.bradhobbs.org/piano4.jpg Is pictures of my ragged piano, Yes, Yes it looks terrible. But people have told me its a special piano, that there was only about 50 made. Would that be true? It use to be a player piano but someone took those parts of it.

[wishful thinker]

There's nothing wrong with that piano that a can of petrol and a match can't put right 

Wurlitzer never made good pianos, so even "restored" it will be second rate.  Given what it would cost to do, you will be much better off getting a new, or near new paino of a good make.

[bradhobbs]

Oh really? Would you buy me a new piano? I'm getting the piano for free and I cant complain. But I have been told nothing is free about a piano, especially one that weighs 600lbs and needs a tune up. But at the moment and in the future I will most likely never be able to afford a new/used piano.

[Bob]

Free always makes me wonder.  Because sometimes they just want someone to take an old piano away.

A piano guy I know would fix up old pianos, but the expense involved was about the same as buying new. 

There might be serial numbers online.  You can find the manufacturer website and see when it was made usually.  You can always email the manufacterer too.


I don't think Wurlitzer is a high end piano.  I'm not an expert though. 

You can't really tell much by the outside.  It could look like garbage on the outside but play great, and vice-versa.

Looks like it's been dragged against something.  If the outside looks bad though, the owners probably didn't take care of it so there would be similar problems on the inside -- loose parts, things worn out if it got a lot of use, rusty strings, etc.

Old piano are fairly worthless.  Spare parts possibly, maybe the wood.  The best I've heard is to use them to practice tuning on.  Or just to take apart to see how the piano works.

I would have a piano technician check it out.  And check it out before you offer to take it and put all the effort into moving it. Otherwise you might end up with a piano that will suck up money and still not play right and still be stuck with the giant thing sitting around.  That might be why it's free. 

[bradhobbs]

Yea, I know what you mean Bob. The person that was going to give me it says it plays fine, but I understand it looking on the outside probably means its not been took good care of. Its just nearly impossible to find used pianos here, I live in the "Boondocks" of Kentucky if you must, nearly 20 minutes from civilization. So you can about imagine how hard it is to find a fairly decent piano.

[bench warmer]

Forget the piano. Where you are, you want a Fiddle!   

[bradhobbs]

Haha that or a banjo eh?

[ccnokes]

Try the accordion.