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Faventia Miniature Barrel Piano
By Sam Marquez

Happy New Year to all.  We are old-time piano rebuilders (see our
web site, below), and as such we often get anomalies to repair.
And we love it!!

Recently a client brought in a miniature (toy) barrel piano.  It was
made by Faventia in Barcelona, Spain.  It's 16" wide, 17-3/4" tall,
plays 6 selections, and is built just like a regular barrel (street)
piano but in miniature.

There is a crank on the front left side to turn to play the selection
and a crank on the side to select which song.  The case has hand-painted
(not stenciled) decor-cornucopia, dove, etc.  Everything is original.
From the materials, it appears to have been made in the fifties.

Does anyone have an idea of value for this toy instrument?  I am not
selling it.  The client is curious and I told him I would seek your
advice.  I have worked on several 'real' street pianos, but I couldn't
resist taking this one on.  It's a charm.  And it's in perfect
condition, just needs tuning.

Thanks for any input.

Sam Marquez
http://www.pianopartsetc.com


(Message sent Wed 31 Dec 1997, 13:33:37 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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