Hi Peter It depends. The Concertmaster is a really good example of a top-notch player of it's time. Ask if the owner will demonstrate it for you. It has square type hard disks; precursor to CDs. Find out if they have the manual also. I helped one of my clients sell their Baldwin L with ConcerterMaster that was made in the year 2000.
It included the entire library of disks. If the player is in good order and the manual is at hand then what I would be concerned about is the piano movers being smart enough to carefully move the piano so the system continues to work properly at it's next location. So, you may want to do a little detective work as to how things are plugged into each other; take photos. Then at the next home, it can be reinspected by you if it does not travel outside your territory. All of this hand holding is worth a fee.
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Patsi Franklin
Maitland FL
321-303-0306
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-30-2021 00:48
From: Peter Stevenson
Subject: Baldwin Concertmaster
Hello all,
A client just contacted me who wants to sell their 1988 Baldwin 227 Concertmaster player piano. I have booked an appointment to look at it but I have no experience with this system. Was it their own system or a something like a rebranded QRS system? I also don't have much of a sense of how these player systems depreciate in value. Does a system this old even increase the value of the piano?
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Peter Stevenson RPT
P.S. Piano Service
Prince George BC
250-562-5358
ps@pspianos.com
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