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My grandmother gave me a box filled with old player piano rolls and I was wondering if any body knew the history and how much they are worth. Please guide me in the right direction!!!!!
It really depends on how rare the rolls are and what type of condition they are in. Average rolls are probably not worth more than a few dollars, since the "20th/21st century player pianos" use MIDI files to play music.
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A late-1980s tour of QRS Music's piano roll manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York, originally aired on the TVOntario children's show ...
I inherited about 1500 player piano music rolls from an uncle and am looking to sell them. I have sold about 200, but i am looking to get rid of them quick. I would like to know websites or places where i can find people interested in these rolls. So
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http://www.classifeds.com
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This is an Ampico reproducing piano. It has had only one owner since it was new. It is in unbelievable condition !
Piano's have a life span very similiar to a person. There is no way that this is an adequate instrument for performing on unless it has been rebuilt sometime in the past. It would take literally thousands of dollars to rebuild which is why...
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So was Navajo,
Paleface organ-grinders killed them
Many moons ago;
But there is a band of Indians
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Elvis' Piano Could Fetch $1 Million at Auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Elvis Presley's white grand piano and his 1955 contract with RCA Records are going up for auction in Memphis next month, with the piano expected to fetch more than $1 million, auctioneers said on Monday.
The purchase agreement for the King of Rock 'n' Roll's Graceland mansion, and a letter Presley wrote in 1955 to his then girlfriend shortly after entering the U.S. army, are also among the highlights of the 270-lot Elvis Memorabilia auction on August14.
The white Knabe piano was owned and played by Presley for a decade. The singer bought it in 1957 from the Ellis auditorium in Memphis where it had been played by visiting gospel performers for more than 20 years.
The piano was placed in Graceland's music room until 1969.
Doug Norwine, director of music & entertainment at Heritage Auctions said the piano was "an emotionally-charged prized possession of the King himself."
The singer's personal services contract with RCA Records, signed by Presley, his father and his manager Colonel Tom Parker, is expected to fetch more than $150,000.
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