Im buying a new piano made in 1885. Some italian royal one. But im wondering, does the age of the piano give it more or less value.

Also how much would it cost to get someone to retune and fix two broken mallets and a stuck pedal?

Lol when I first came in this thread I thought you asked how old were you when you began to play the piano~ XD

So yea, I actually like old pianos cos they're keys are easier to press, when I first got my piano they keys were all stiff, just like a violin, the older ones usually have pretty high quality and has a better sound to it.

My piano teacher's piano is over 40 years old and I love it, it's really easy to play on and when you run a scale (if you turn right) it sounds really good~

but 1800's piano wow...
If it's not in woodchips, go for it~

My piano teacher's piano is Yamaha but it's actually 20 years old even though it looks new; she got it polished and repainted but you can still see a bit of yellow on the side of the keys. But it works awesome, as good as new. :D I suggest you give it a test, and make sure there's no rats living in it or anything, termites, you know...

The age shouldn't devalue it, and it might even increase the price if it's really good condition for it's age and even more if it's of a good make. Otherwise, if it's old and a heap of sawdust it's definetely (did I spell that right?) going to be worth the same amount of sawdust.

And do you mean that that 1885 piano has two broken mallets, and a stuck pedal? I think it costs $60 bucks to retune but maybe my brother's lying to me... Oh well. I tried.

In china, 200yuan for the whole package (Roughly $20 US). In america, maybe 10times if not 20times more? Also, unless your piano was made by or played by a famous individual, it will worth less in value as it gains years.

Apart from the pedal and the two mallets it seems to be in good condition.The wood is perfect but some keys are a bit chipped at the end. How does that happen?

If it's chipped, paint over it XD

Get the piano restored to good condition. Then the value of your piano will be increased.

Depends. For some antiques the value is in the original state. Some wear-tear and mingy painting doesnt matter. To many people who buy antiques original is better in many instances.

Get it apraised before you start redoing it. If its royal who knows, selling those keys alone could get you enough for a new piano.

I played, THE PERFECT PIANO.

A Stienway from 1931 played by a pianist for all those years.

The touch, tone, and look is superb. The Hammers (cloth) are all perfect quality and just THE PERFECT PIANO.

$30,000 x_x

Im buying a new piano made in 1885. Some italian royal one. But im wondering, does the age of the piano give it more or less value.

Also how much would it cost to get someone to retune and fix two broken mallets and a stuck pedal?

To have it retuned, I hear that it cost from $50-$300 US. to have it re-tuned. As for the mallets, they don't have those things in stock so you'll have to send it in for people to forge them. I remember talking to a piano tech. at some store and she said that the whole set cost $250. The stuck pedal, I think the piano tuner can do that for you. It won't cost a lot if the piano has a lot of value.

LOL. That's one old piano. I have a 1903 Kimball console. That piano's value isn't worth as much as $200 US. dollar. So, I painted the keys silver and clear-coated it with the same stuff they use on cars.:heh: Plus, two strings are missing, needs lots of re-tuning, needs new plastic coverings for all keys because each one is chipped off, the hammers are so worn that you can actually see the stress groove fitting nicely to the strings as they hit the strings. I call this the practice piano.:sweat: What would be nice is a baby-grand. I don't really settle for value because I want something that is functional.

I do have to agree with some of you. As the age of something increase so will its value. Sometimes it isn't true. As for the touch, older piano's have a better touch than new ones. The worst part of softer touches is that they have slower hammer action and key return when you want to press and release. I perferably stiffer keys because it'll last longer.

A bit off topic but, when I play certain keys with my pedals, the key gets stuck and doesn't come up until I force it up, anyone know what causes this?

The Jacks are loose?

I think.