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Take this for what its worth since I am a veritable piano novice (playing for just over 2 years) & the info I got was from another dealer. Before I bought my new Kohler & Campbell grand last fall, I considered a Howard grand-think it was maybe 5'2' or so, from the 1930's or 40's. Also mahogany. UNrestored in any way, although didn't look bad or seem to play badly at all. Local music store here in 'Podunk' had it priced at almost $5k!
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(didn't want to negotiate much either) I called a city Baldwin dealer who informed me that Howard was Baldwins second tierred line. Thus not as well respected as an actual Baldwin. I described the piano to him, he said it was worth maybe $1100 tops as the life of the piano was at its end & would likely need major work. Needless to say the sign on the piano 8 months later says its reduced to almost $4k (still waaay overpriced according to the information I received) & yet it still remains unsold. I would think an even older & smaller piano such as the one you mentioned would be worth even less than the one I saw! I'd be wary too of someone who is reticent to post the price they are asking in their ad.from my experience that typically means it is too high for the merchandise offered!
You may want to consider posting your inquiry on Hope this was helpful. I don't know anything about that brand, but all pianos, unlike other string instruments, are complex mechanical devices. They have a life expectancy, and you would be buying the equivilant of a car with 200,000 miles on it. You can put a lot of work into it, but things will keep breaking. Parts simply become brittle with time. The piano may have value as an antique, but for an instrument you are far better off buying something newer. Decent new pianos are cheap right now; it's definately a buyer's market.
What you are mentioning is not just one piano, but quite a few pianos that differ in many respects, and which include differences in size and manufacture over many years. In the 1970's and early 1980's, Kawai made the Baldwin-sold Howards.
Then getting into the late '80's and the early 1990's, Samick made them. You mention a size 4'11'. Another poster mentions a 5'2' Howard. One piece pirate warrior 2 ps3 iso download. Our Howard grand, purchased in 1990, is a 171 cm, which translates to approximately 5'8.' So it is apparent that we are talking both apples and oranges-- pianos of different size, manufacture, and origin that all happened to be sold as a Baldwin second line.
As for the comment that Howard 'is a second line, and not as respected as Baldwin.' Well, to be sure. A mid-size grand bearing the Baldwin name sells for about $20,000 to $35,000 depending on the model, whereas a second line piano such as a Howard, built offshore for Baldwin, would sell for less than half of that. The Howard should probably be compared to other pianos in that price range, such as Young Chang and others. As for the comment that a Howard is 'not as respected' as a Baldwin.
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Is a Ford Escort as respected as a Cadillac? Speaking of our Howard model, Larry Fine in THE PIANO BOOK gives it a satisfactory rating and says that it may represent a good bargain as a family piano. That is, intermittent use by family members who are generally in the amateur category. His point, of course-- if you practice Rachmaninoff concertos for six hours a day, it is not for you. Larry Fine also says the sound of these pianos varies by individual piano, and you should try several so as to get one with a sound you like.
With that caveat, he gives it an 'acceptable' rating. We paid $7500 for ours, new, back in 1990. I still play it a lot, and I like it. Our piano tuner likes the Howard piano, and says it has exceptionally good tuning stability. Warranty work is covered by a 10-year guarantee by Baldwin, and is performed by excellent technicians from the local Baldwin dealer. Very little of this was needed, fortunately.