Antique pushpedal organ valuation needed

Hi Mark,

Many thanks for your kind response. It was very helpfull. As I live in South Africa, i somehow dont think that people here would really appreciate it. It has more sentimental value than selling value.

Keep well,
Blondetopaz

Hi Blondetopaz

I looked this one up for you with a piano re-conditioner who advised me of the following:

"This is a classic Chicago Cottage Pump Organ from the
period between 1880 and 1910. I would need to know
the serial number to date the piece exactly.

Unrestored and looking, as this organ does, they can
be found in antique shops and music stores in the
range of $500.00 to $1,500.00. Fully restored and
professionally refinished, they are customarily priced
between $6,500.00 and $15,000.00. The final price,
however, is more in the mind of the buyer and often is
dictated by the store doing the selling.

An upscale musical instrument retailer can command a
much higher price than you would find in a small shop
or wholesale outlet. Likewise, the higher prices are
not usually realized when an individual owner sells
the piece directly, unless the organ was advertised in
the correct venues, which reach individual buyers with
the interest and means to make ...