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Tallone upright piano '67

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I will briefly tell my story. My grandfather bought this upright piano in 1967 for his daughters, but I never paid much attention to it when I passed by it.. now I have found the purchase receipt of the piano signed by the same C. Augusto Tallone sold to my grandfather for 480,000 lire at the time.. I don't know much about this piano, also because it appears to be quite rare.. I would therefore like to ask you for some information about this piano and how much it might be worth, considering that externally it is in very good condition but has not been played for more than 30 years.. Thank you very much everyone, I hope this post can be of interest to you

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Reply 2 by pianoexpert

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Wonderful!!!! I would really love to see it!!!!! There are few around! Tallone was one of our greatest craftsmen and left us a very limited number of instruments, almost all of them excellent. He collaborated for a while with Michelangeli and we even have a playful audio where the Maestro affectionately "calls out" to him! He was an expert and chose the woods for his instruments appropriately. You are lucky to own it !!!! It absolutely must be saved!!!! Congratulations

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Reply 5 by AleCat7

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pianoexpert wrote:

Wonderful!!!! I would really love to see it!!!!! There are few around! Tallone was one of our greatest craftsmen and left us a very limited number of instruments, almost all of them excellent. He collaborated for a while with Michelangeli and we even have a playful audio recording where the Maestro affectionately "calls out" to him! He was an expert and chose the woods for his instruments appropriately. You are lucky to own it !!!! It absolutely must be saved!!!! Compliments

Thank you for the compliments! I have uploaded 2 photos of the piano to show it on this forum.

Unfortunately, no one in the family uses it and the intention is to sell it to some enthusiast who knows how to appreciate it and maintain it in the conditions it deserves.

In fact, I am also looking for an expert who can provide a correct valuation.

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Reply 6 by pianoexpert

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I made a serious mistake. I apologize. I had erroneously understood that the piano was one of those manufactured by Tallone. Instead, it was only sold [by them]. So, it is a piano of another brand. However, the fact that it was sold by Tallone is a good calling card

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