| A Purchaser’s Guide | ||
| Looks Promising |
Be Careful | No |
| Manufacturer | ||
| Recognizable Brand | Recognizable
Brand from the Past Examples include: Chickering, Everett, Howard, Kimball, Knabe, Kohler & Campbell, Lester, Sohmer, Weber, Schafer & Sons, Story & Clark, Wurlitzer |
Obscure Brand (in all likelihood) (Feel free to check with me if you aren’t sure) |
| Age (Text me the Serial Number and Manufacturer and I will look it up for you.) |
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| 1 –
35 years old |
36 – 50 years old | 50+ years old |
| Type of Piano | ||
| Grand or Studio Upright | - - |
Spinet (usually about as tall as your waist) Or Upright Grand (usually as tall as your shoulders) |
| Do all the Keys Work? | ||
| Yes | 1 – 3 don’t
work |
4+ don’t work |
| Is there any Structural Damage? | ||
| No | Small crack in the soundboard | Multiple cracks
in the soundboard, cracked bridge, or loose tuning pin |
| When was the last time it was tuned? | ||
| 1 –
5 years |
6 – 10 years | 10+ or unknown |
| Do you like this piano? | ||
| Yes |
Not really | No |