Frederick Player Piano - any good??

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I have a W F Frederick built around 1930 original not a rebuilt 179519. Was looking to find it value

Thank you

Debra Ramsay

[J.B. Wood]

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not sure if this is going to the correct place for this question
I have a W F Frederick built around 1930 original not a rebuilt 179519. Was looking to find it value
Thank you
Debra Ramsay

Hello, and you gotta provide more info than that, beginning with exactly
what kind of mechanical shape is it in? Sticking keys? Rusty strings?
Cracked soundboard? In my youth a lot of upright old player pianos sans
their paper roll playing mechanisms ended up in church Sunday school
rooms. There were lots of U.S. companies making players in the early
decades of the 20th c. Like the Ford Model T, they were intended to be
affordable by many. Even if your piano can still play paper rolls I
wouldn't expect it to be worth much. And most piano tuners don't
particularly like to tune them (and will charge you accordingly).
Sincerely,

[Ivan Vegvary]

J.B.,
I'm 76 years old and used to hang out at a piano "re-salvage" shop as a kid in 1955. Player pianos would come in,guts were removed,doors, top and bottom were nailed shut, cabinet touch-up,minimal action repairs. Pianos were then sent out to local retailers. At that time there were piano stores everywhere (SanFrancisco).
Sole proprietor did about 3 per day. Bin with player mechanisms went to the dump once a week. So sad.