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Sat 2 Aug, 2008 06:49 pm
Hello all,
I consider buying an old W.biese German piano, it says :
"Hof pianoforte fabrikant Berlin" and it's serial number is: 16,457 could anybody tell me what year it was made and what is it's value range assuming that it is in a good condition?
Thanks,
Samuel
Production began in 1851 and ceased in 1976.
http://www.pianoatlas.com/howold.html
The Pierce Piano Atlas provides a fantastic source of information about manufacturers and the dates pianos were built. Our web site, PianoWorld.com is dedicated to providing information about pianos. We often refer to this book to find the answers our visitors are looking for. Although there are other books that provide this type of information, none seem as complete as the Pierce Atlas.
If there is really an inscription there calling the manufacturer a "Hoffabrikant" ("Manufacturer of the royal court"), the piano was probably made before the revolution of 1918.
The price is very hard to estimate because on the one hand, the sound is not going to be up to modern standards even if the piano is in good condition for its age. On the other hand, it might be a collectors' item, which would push the price up. I'd talk to a professional, perhaps one at an auction house.
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