AUCHER FRERES PIANO, HELP ME !~!!!! OMG HELP!!

Scuggs · Post by **Scuggs** » 04 Feb 2007, 10:45

I have an Aucher Freres Piano, it was sent down from my Grandad and i have absolutely no idea what its worth. The details are:
Aucher Freres Paris
Serial No. 16425
Model No. 8

someone please help Very Happy thanks

Post by **Gill the Piano** » 04 Feb 2007, 17:28

The serial number makes it about 1857. As a piano it's probably worth nothing, but as an antique it may be worth something to someone as set dressing - but as an inheritance from your grandad it's priceless to YOU.
Point of view, see? We can't value it anyway, without seeing it; we ain't psychic! Get a tuner out to look; s/he will know the local market far better than us and will be able to give you a price for insurance/resale.

Scuggs · Post by **Scuggs** » 05 Feb 2007, 05:35

thanks for the help

, if i posted a few pictures of it on here, would someone be able to evaluate the piano?

Post by **Gill the Piano** » 05 Feb 2007, 19:08

NO!!!! You really need to get a tuner in; we can't tell what pitch it is or how it sounds from a photo, can we? Come on, hand in pocket and dig deep; I know it hurts, but we all have to part with the readies some time!

PianoGuy · Post by **PianoGuy** » 05 Feb 2007, 20:45

Word up, Sister!

Scuggs · Post by **Scuggs** » 06 Feb 2007, 11:38

lol sorry, i don't no much about pianos, and its just i didnt really want to "dig deep" and find all the information about this piano, its just i thought i ask a few of piano experts and see if it was any good. But i understand now what i have to do etc, i was just asking :p

Tom Tuner · Post by **Tom Tuner** » 08 Feb 2007, 20:08

Does this Aucher Fr. have their fold-up keyboard? Mechansik Musik Museum in Denmark, aka American International Galleries, used to sell pianos of this sort for around $US 700 some 25 years ago.

Tom

Scuggs · Post by **Scuggs** » 09 Feb 2007, 06:29

hey tom, the piano does have a fold-up keyboard, how much do u think its worth these days?

Post by **Bill Kibby** » 09 Feb 2007, 11:41

This is not the right forum for Piano History, which is separate, and has a better chance of yielding history answers. The catalogue of the 1880 Melbourne Exhibition says "Originality for the folding keyboard was claimed, but this invention is well known and adopted by so many French makers as to be hardly worth notice". A number of museums quote completely wrong dates for Aucher pianos, probably because the published dates of their serial numbers begin at 1820, although the firm didn't begin until 1845. Se the Numbers link at pianogen.org

As for valuation, see the Valuation link at pianogen.org