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<p>[QUOTE="Snipsa, post: 29446, member: 350"]Hi all.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have had an old Upright Stodart Piano in our family for over a century. Serial nr: 23657. It is still in excellent playing condition - still played on a regular basis and tuned almost every year.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was able to find out through research that pianos like these do not have any "antique" value persé and we would not want to sell it either - it's always been a family heirloom since it was bought in the very early 1900's.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question is about the duet bench that was apparently bought at the same time. It too is still in good condition but the seat "cover" does show signs of wear and tear. The wood is in good condition, but again there are some stains.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Would you suggest we keep it as is, or try to have it restored? Again, not for resale, the bench and the piano are part of the family <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Is there any way of determining the manufacturer or date of manufacture of such a bench?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![ATTACH=full]7362[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7363[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7364[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7365[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Snipsa, post: 29446, member: 350"]Hi all. We have had an old Upright Stodart Piano in our family for over a century. Serial nr: 23657. It is still in excellent playing condition - still played on a regular basis and tuned almost every year. I was able to find out through research that pianos like these do not have any "antique" value persé and we would not want to sell it either - it's always been a family heirloom since it was bought in the very early 1900's. My question is about the duet bench that was apparently bought at the same time. It too is still in good condition but the seat "cover" does show signs of wear and tear. The wood is in good condition, but again there are some stains. Would you suggest we keep it as is, or try to have it restored? Again, not for resale, the bench and the piano are part of the family ;) Is there any way of determining the manufacturer or date of manufacture of such a bench? Thanks![ATTACH=full]7362[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7363[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7364[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]7365[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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