Shoninger Walnut Louis XV Style Upright Player Piano
Lavish B. Shoninger Louis XV "Salon" Model Upright Player Piano In Burl Walnut Carved Cabinet
$22,000
(not including applicable sales tax & shipping charges)
Year: 1899
Finish: Burl Walnut
Status: Restored
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Instrument Description
This piano is one of the most beautifully carved upright pianos ever produced. It was built by the Bernard Shoninger Piano Company of New Haven, CT, in 1899. B. Shoninger built high quality, expensive pianos from 1850-1929, one of the many American piano companies to go under with the great depression. According to its original turn-of-the-century sales catalog, (see photos), this piano was sold as the “Louis XV Salon Upright Model”.
This Shoninger piano has been completely restored inside and out, and has had computerized player mechanisms installed. It plays wirelessly via compact disc using the Pianomation player system. This piano has a beautiful light, burl walnut wood that is just breathtaking in person. Pianos like this simply aren't readily available today. They would have been afforded only by the wealthy of the era, hence their rarity today. This piano comes with a matching stool.
Instrument Catalogs
B. Shoninger Piano Catalog 1903
B. Shoninger illustrated sales catalog, circa 1903
Miscellaneous Ephemera
B. Shoninger Advertisements
Turn-Of-The-Century Advertisements For The B. Shoninger Piano & Organ Company
B. Shoninger Organ Advertisements
Late 19th Century Advertisements For Shoninger Organs
B. Shoninger Trade Cards
Late 19th Century lithograph trade cards from the B. Shoninger Piano & Organ Company
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