[4] Hobart M. Cable was a piano maker at Cable Piano Co. With brothers H.D. Atlas to reference serial numbers, which are used to determine a piano's age.

I have a Hobart M. Cable upright piano that I think is quite old. Does anyone know the value? Here are the details. Serial number is 142304 (I think).

There is a seal on the inside of the lid that says: Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition 1909 Seattle. Gold Medal Hobart M. Then, Manufactured by the Hobart M.

Cable Company, La Port, Indiana. The condition is: finish shows signs of wear. One foot pedal is broken.

Some of the ivory on the keys needs to be replaced and it is out of tune. Thanks for any help. I have a Hobart M. Cable upright piano that I think is quite old. The Achilles Heel of the old Hobart Cable uprights was the wooden upper bass bridge.

Open the lid and look inside above and in back of the bass hammers. If it has a wooden bridge, it's fairly likely that the bridge pins have begun to split the wood, allowing the bass strings to migrate to the right. Often this is severe enough of a problem that many of the bass hammers will be not be centered on the set of strings that they should be hitting, and will in fact hitting one of the strings of the set to the left. This is not what you would call the 'kiss of death.'

It's just a serious problem that often needs to be dealt with before the piano is made playable. In my area (Iowa) even good upright pianos with relatively few problems rarely bring over $100 or so. Therefore, a piano with this type of problem would be more likely than not to be offered free for the hauling. I have a Hobart M. Cable upright piano that I think is quite old.

Does anyone know the value? - Piano Q & A But wait just a sec.

If you're talking about commercial value, which I assumed you were, then AJB is spot on as far as his evaluation. Zero dollars. If you're looking to sell and someone offers you say $50 (or even less) take it. However, if you're thinking of keeping the piano and are looking for an assessment of its value as a usable instrument, my answer might be of a much more positive nature. If the aforementioned bass bridge has held up well, or if you have it recapped or replaced (not a hugely expensive repair) then you just might have a very playable instrument.

I tune a number of Hobart Cable every year, and find them to be good, solid workhorses of an older piano. Some people would much rather have a newer instrument to play on, but many people enjoy the sound and touch of older pianos. I know, because a good percentage of my customers fall into that category.

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