Estey Pianos, Keyboards, and Organs

The Estey Company is a well-known organ, piano, and keyboard builder. In the 19th century, Estey began to build its first organ instrument; their piano, keyboard, and organ production continued through the year 1925. Toward the end of the 20th century, Estey started producing its first upright and grand piano.

This Virtual Appraisal will give you a rough idea of what your piano might be worth. To find the age of your piano, you will need the name and serial number. The Estey Piano & Organ Company was one of the most important players in the late 19th and early 20th Century Piano & Organ manufacturing business. Established in 1846, Estey was one of the few American manufacturers to survive over a century. By the 19th Century, Estey was the largest producer of reed organs in the world.

A safe and precise way to discover the age of your keyboard would be to locate the serial number. The serial number will indicate the year your instrument was made. You can find the serial number inside the keyboard, stamped to the soundboard or located close to the strings.

Yes. In order to keep your piano, keyboard, or organ well-maintained, refinishing is necessary. Without refinishing, it is not possible to uncover the beautiful wood hidden beneath. Revealing this new layer of wood is what adds appeal to your instrument.

Yes. A keyboard built in the early 20th century wouldn’t have been tuned to modern-day standard pitch. Standard pitch was not recognized at the time. You must increase the tension on the keyboard frame by pulling the strings tighter. This will allow you to tune your instrument to modern-day standard pitch.

The spinet is 36 inches tall. The console is 42 to 44 inches tall. The studio upright is 44 to 49 inches tall. The full-size upright piano is 49 inches tall. The drop action on the spinet makes it different from the console. Spinet pianos can be recognized by looking inside the top of the piano. If the hammers are on the same level or if they are lower than the keys, it is a spinet.

Throughout the lifetime of an Estey piano or organ, their upkeep must be sustained through thorough maintenance. You can restore the instrument to any color of its respected wood. If the instrument is made of mahogany wood, you can choose to restore it to any color of mahogany wood.

You can choose any preferred color for your cabinet. Some cabinet finish examples are:

• Ebony hand-rubbed satin finish
• Medium brown mahogany
• Dark brown mahogany
• Medium cherry
• Brown cherry
• Rosewood
• Brown walnut
• Medium walnut

Yamaha Piano Serial Number

This is a partial list of piano manufacturers. Most piano professionals have access to detailed information about these brands using a Piano Atlas to reference serial numbers, which are used to determine a piano's age using the year a piano was built. This information is often used in piano appraisals.

Estey Piano Serial Number

Piano Values By Serial Number

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