Accurate Description of Item
One Late 1940's Baldwin Acrosonic Piano
Appraiser Remarks
According to the serial number, your piano was made 1948-49. Baldwin Piano & Organ Co. was established in 1862 by Dwight Hamilton Baldwin, a music teacher in the Cincinnati area. Originally Baldwin was a retail enterprise, selling Steinway and Chickering pianos. Baldwin began manufacturing its own line of pianos in 1890 when it lost the Steinway franchise. Lucien Wulsin was hired by the firm as a bookkeeper in 1866, became a partner in 1873, and purchased a controlling interest in the business after Baldwin died in 1899. Baldwin and Wulsin, and later Wulsin's heirs, pioneered methods of business organization and merchandising, still used today, that made Baldwin into one of the most successful and financially stable companies in the United States. Baldwin ceased piano production at its only remaining U.S. factory in Trumann, Arkansas in December 2008. This facility remains open as a US distribution and service center.
Values for used piano's is generally weak in the current market, generally pianos over 50 years of age even if well maintained need extensive internal re-builds that can exceed the cost or replacement.
Values for used piano's is generally weak in the current market, generally pianos over 50 years of age even if well maintained need extensive internal re-builds that can exceed the cost or replacement.
Estimated Value
$500.00- $800.00
Re: Baldwin Acrosonic Piano
One Late 1940's Baldwin Acrosonic Piano
According to the serial number, your piano was made 1948-49. Baldwin Piano & Organ Co. was established in 1862 by Dwight Hamilton Baldwin, a music teacher in the Cincinnati area. Originally Baldwin was a retail enterprise, selling Steinway and Chickering pianos. Baldwin began manufacturing its own line of pianos in 1890 when it lost the Steinway franchise. Lucien Wulsin was hired by the firm as a bookkeeper in 1866, became a partner in 1873, and purchased a controlling interest in the business after Baldwin died in 1899. Baldwin and Wulsin, and later Wulsin's heirs, pioneered methods of business organization and merchandising, still used today, that made Baldwin into one of the most successful and financially stable companies in the United States. Baldwin ceased piano production at its only remaining U.S. factory in Trumann, Arkansas in December 2008. This facility remains open as a US distribution and service center.
Values for used piano's is generally weak in the current market, generally pianos over 50 years of age even if well maintained need extensive internal re-builds that can exceed the cost or replacement.