J&J Hopkinson London Upright Grand 54075

[jeno]

Hello,

I am have old Hopkinson piano sitting at a corner of my house for ages that I want to get rid of. But before I do so, I am wondering what is the year of this piano is made and what is it value today? Does anyone have related information?

J&J Hopkinson London Upright Grand 54075

Thanks & Regards,
Jeno

[Johnkie]

Hello,

I am have old Hopkinson piano sitting at a corner of my house for ages that I want to get rid of. But before I do so, I am wondering what is the year of this piano is made and what is it value today? Does anyone have related information?

J&J Hopkinson London Upright Grand 54075

Thanks & Regards,
Jeno

Hi Jeno - From the date you give, it would indicate 1898 when it was made -As for value .... can't possibly give you any idea without knowing a great deal more about it's condition. Would suggest you find a good tuner in your area to have a quick look at it.

[MarkGoodwinPianos]

Please upload some photos showing the inside and outside of the piano.
We can give a rough valuation based on that. For a thorough inspection contact a piano tuner

[Colin Nicholson]

Quite a few posts on here requesting the value of old "kicked about" pianos just shoved in the corner of a room (and never played) always make me chuckle when someone wants a genuine valuation - rather like an afterthought before putting it on the tip!

One particular post, I suggested the member posted some photos of their grand piano to my email so I could roughly estimate a value.... well, the member went to extremes and after numerous exchanges of emails, I was a sent a video of the piano being played by the owner.
1. All the ivories were missing - all 'white' keys were bare wood, with remnants of old titanium white glue & wood splinters.
2. The piano was horrendously out of tune
3. All the dampers were sticking on - or the pianist had his foot stuck on the sustain pedal?
4. The piano casework was worse than a ship-wreck.
5. The top lid was missing, and a castor was missing - supported by a book.

Value wise? ........ NIL !

[Bill Kibby]

You're right there Colin, it often seems that they only consider the possible value when they are ready to dump a piano, just in case they find that it is rare and valuable. I blame these antique programmes on TV for a lot of it, but in the States, insurance companies seem to demand verified valuations on most household goods. In such instances, it's no good asking someone on the other side of the world.

As I have said many times, Victorian pianos rarely fetch ninety pounds at auctions here, unless they have been professionally restored, and many do not make ten pounds. Without photos, it is impossible to say whether the number really does indicate 1898.

[jeno]

Thanks guys, I will post some picture shortly.

[katie faiers]

sorry not sure how to use but here goes.

ive been trying to get info on our old jj hopkinson piano called The modle, its been handed down through family. it was oraganaly bought by my grt grt grandmother of the quey side of the titanic, it was on bored ship but befor it sailed they changed it.

the origanal paperwork was lost in a house fire and now a few years down the line we have no idear of its worth an if there anyone that would know how to go about finding the imfo on this piano.

idearly we would like it to be bought an restored to its forma glory but really need to get the background on it first,
hope you can help as tried all over
many thanks a wait to hear from you
katie

[Bill Kibby]

If a salesman had told you about the Titanic connection, I would assume that it was just a touch of the blarney, but since your great great grandmother told you, I suppose it is true.

Is that Southampton or an Irish quayside or an American one? The first thing I need you to do is write down everything that is printed on the piano, and make sure you get the spelling exactly right. Is it called "The Model"? We would normally expect another word in between, but in the 1880s, Hopkinson had a model just called "The Model".

Then, open the top, and look for any numbers you can find in there.

I don't what sort of information you are hoping for, the makers' archives are lost, and nobody can guess the value or condition of a piano without tuning it.

Can you post photos here, or email them to me?

[Tbennett]

My mother has a beautiful J&J Hopkinson Upright and the only number on it that we can find is 10087. It has sconces on the front and a recent tuner told her it was museum quality but that is about all we have. It has the marking on the front that says award years and the J&J name London. Any ideas of the age or value?

[Bill Kibby]

I have already answered this one by email, and on another posting, but it has only just popped up here!