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FS: Alan Pier Estate Sale
By Karl Ellison

The Boston chapter AMICA meeting was held on Sunday at the home of the late Alan Pier.  All of the instruments on the premises are for sale, listed below.  Alan was a rebuilder in Billerica MA.

Acceptable price ranges are given, the highest bid presumably takes it. Contact Dorothy Bromage at 508/670-1269 or at LFXU66A@prodigy.com to place a bid or for details.  From what I saw and heard, they all play as advertised!

Karl B. Ellison
Ashland, Massachusetts U.S.A.
KBEllison@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/kbellison/kbe.html

              - - - - Alan Pier Estate Sale - - - - -

WurliTzer Military Band Organ, 146B, With 54 rolls (#150), Completely rebuilt, excellent playing condition, facade a copy of the original, drums and drum shelves not original, bells added, most of restoration done at Clark's Trading Post when they owned the instrument, 1919, Price TBD.

Symphonique Repr. grand piano, Ampico A, SN 2638 (?), Ampico was rebuilt, c. 1927, $5K-$6K

Steinway Model L Repr. grand piano, Duo-Art, 6'5", SN 220723, Duo-Art rebuilt, walnut, original finish, 1923, $9.5-$13.5

Cremona coin piano, A-roll, style-A, SN 115836, Mandolin effect, oak, restrung, 1900-1910, $6K-$8K

Cremona coin piano, A-roll, style-2, SN 11777, Mandolin rail, quarter-sawn oak, restrung, 1905?, $4K-$6K

Mason & Hamlin Repr. grand piano, Ampico B, 5'8", SN 41123, Mahogany, orig. finish, playing condition, needs some work, 1930, $11.5K-$14.5K

Haines Bros. Repr. upright piano, Ampico A, SN 67644, Playing condition, Ampico rebuilt, 1920, $3.5K-$4K

Welte-Mignon Repr. upright piano, "Original", SN 59631, Playing condition, restrung, refinished, cir. 1920, $3.2K-$3.8K

Conway/Lexington coin piano, A-roll, SN 47990, Foot pumper modified to play A-roll, 40-note accordion (reeds), mandolin rail, needs refinishing, $2K-$4K

Capitol coin piano, A-roll, SN 7571, Mandolin and xylophone original, oak case, rust evident, Ernie and Burt puppets below, $3.5K-$5.5K

William A. Johnson coin piano, A-roll, SN 14357, Original art glass, brass flute pipes (Coinola) and mandolin added, 1914, $2.4K-$3.5K

Behning & Sons player upright piano, Can play Recordo-A, SN 46235, Electrified at factory, needs refinishing, rust, needs piano work, 1918, $800-$1.6K

Adams & Read player upright piano, Simplex, Foot pumper, SN 15050, Box pump, electrified, piano needs restoration, case needs refinishing, automatic re-roll and shut-off added, 1918, $700-$1.2K

Lord & Co. player upright piano, Standard, Foot pumper, SN 12309, Needs refinishing and more, mid 1920s, $250-$600

C.C. Harvey player upright piano, foot pumper, SN 62610, Electrified, kbd good, painted white with glitter, automatic re-roll and shut-off added, $1.2K-$1.4K

Chas. A. Ross player upright piano, Foot pumper, SN 162563 (not listed in Pierce's!), Needs case work, rust, $100-$350

Lauter Humana player upright piano, Foot pumper, SN 45847, Needs case work and refinishing, 1915, $100-$200

(Message sent Wed 22 Jan 1997, 00:30:59 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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