Jacob Brothers Piano Info?

I have a Jacob Brothers piano with serial number of 11993 on the plate the strings attach to inside of it. This piano was in my house when I bought it. I did some research and Jacob brothers stopped making pianos in 1955 from what I understand. I then called the local Piano shop for more info and she looked into it and believes it was made between 1880-1885. All the keys work, the finish is flaking and fading but could easily be restored ... I’m wondering if anyone has any concrete info on this piano or maybe what it’s possibly worth and how to go about getting it appraised???

 

Would you be kind enough to post a photograph?

Debora

 

Assuming it is an upright, the piano atlas says:

Jacob Bros.
Age: 132 years

Manufactured: 1878 - 1905

Made in: United States

Founded: United States, New York, 1878

Current status: Out of production

Online Piano Atlas

You can calculate it yourself with this link

 

I am trying to upload images of it but the website says they are to large to attach

 

It is an upright piano ... I’d love to post pictures but the website says my images are too large

 

I emailed the images to myself then tried to upload them and it says the image is still to large

 

Here are two threads about how to resize pictures based on your phone type, if you need more help. When you post your pictures, please make sure you click on Insert as "Full Image" at the top of your pictures.

Resizing Photos On I-Phone | Antiques Board (antiquers.com)

Using an Android Phone For Pics on Antiquers | Antiques Board

 

Ok thank you! Here are the images

 

My personal opinion is that this piano falls into the giveaway (if you can) category.

Here is a question & answer on a similar one, it has some good pointers:

https://www.mypianofriends.com/jacob-brothers-and-ivory-keys-109736.html

 

A few years ago there was a story in our local paper about a piano found sitting on a deserted, wooded lot. Apparently someone couldn't get rid of it so they just left it somewhere.

Luckily the story prompted someone to give it a good home

Pianos are heavy, expensive to move and difficult to find homes for. Have you tried contacting local schools, youth organizations, etc.? You may have to give it away but hopefully you can find someone who will love and use it.

 

This piano was in my house when I bought it.

and that pretty much says it all...........

 

Good luck; I saw a sad story recently that mentioned the garbage dumps in one area, I believe Vancouver BC, receive about three pianos per day.
Some old pianos may have value, but for a great many, the cost of repair or even to tune or to move them exceeds their value; and the majority of people tend to buy electronic keyboards these days. Even ads for "free piano" often go unanswered.

 

It's sad to think that the legs couldn't be used for a table...the old keys couldn't be used in some manner, and the metal couldn't be recycled...

 

were the keys ivory.....?

 

We had an upright piano that had been in Ms. Ghopper's family since 1892, a wedding gift from her great grandfather to her great grandmother. Cased in rosewood, weighed about 800 pounds. Needed about $1K of tuning and some new keys. Beautiful, but neither of us play, so it was basically a huge paperweight.

No relatives wanted it, and there were no responses for "free pianos." We ended up paying a crew over $300 to haul it out of the house.

Thus, as Komo alluded to above, it was left behind in the O.P.'s house. People don't leave treasures behind, but plenty of folks are lazy enough to leave a piano behind so that it becomes somebody else's problem.

 

So, I'm guessing these are from an older make ...or a more expensive model......

 

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