Jacokotze Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Hi , what is this worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Too many questions. It obviously needs a lot of work. There’s no way to know how much without closer inspection. You haven’t shown us the serial number. Also, the oval badge seems to have been bolted on post-production, with no regard for preserving the text on it. Is it from the same instrument? And it looks like “MANUFACTURER” is misspelled: whether the 3rd letter is an N or a U (it’s hard to tell), it can’t be both, and the next letter is an F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 52 minutes ago, David Barnert said: Also, the oval badge seems to have been bolted on post-production, with no regard for preserving the text on it. Is it from the same instrument? And it looks like “MANUFACTURER” is misspelled: whether the 3rd letter is an N or a U (it’s hard to tell), it can’t be both, and the next letter is an F. I think the badge is probably real; I've seen another like it. The middle line says "PATENTEES&MANFACTS", and the other one I saw also had rivets obscuring the first and last letters. Not Wheatstone's best-designed badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveS Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Peaking in through the fretwork, I think I discern a Lachenal-style action. Another diagnostic - does the handrail have a reed symbol stamped onto it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanc Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 You have something that could be worth a lot.. or nothing. I think your best bet is to try to find a competent repair person and get a diagnosis. You could find that fully restored it is potentially worth $x. But paying for those repairs will cost 2x $x. At which point posting it as a best offer, fix it yourself restoration project may be your best bet to sell it without putting in a lot of money. And a repair person should be able to give you a reasonable assessment of current value, and possible options. even if you go the basket case route and don’t find a repair person to assess. potential buyers will still want to know if all notes work. Is it in 440 pitch. Are the bellows reasonably tight. Cracks, holes, how many missing screws etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jacokotze Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 That’s the inside ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Acott Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 What! no bushing boards?. A fair amount of work to restore to its potential,is there no sign of a serial number. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberon Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) You can see the bushing board in the last photo, on the action itself, It just isn't affixed to the end plates This definitely looks like a wheatstone Linota. Edited April 1 by Oberon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickT Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 The screw holes are there showing that there was a bushing board or that the instrument was designed to have one. The Linota stamp on the handle seems a bit rough, is this normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberon Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 DickT, as I mentioned in the comment before yours, if you carefully look at the last photo, there is a bushing board on the buttons. It seems the screws were removed for some reason and the bushing board is just held in place by the buttons and ends covering the buttons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickT Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 OK, I see what you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 It looks typical for a late-1930's, middle price range No. 55, Linota with (optional-extra) nickel-plated tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) What do you make of this out of focus hole? Thumbscrew? Edited April 2 by JimR edited for clarity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_holden Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, JimR said: What do you make of this out of focus hole? Thumbscrew? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacokotze Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 19 24 ? Is what the internet says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 10 hours ago, Jacokotze said: 19 24 ? Is what the internet says Better still then, I should have put my glasses on to study the out-of-focus photo of the riveted action (lever mechanism) for myself instead of accepting somebody else's assertion that it was Lachenal-style (as Wheatstone's became from the mid-1930s onwards). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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