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Jesse French & Sons Piano Company
Jesse French Pianos For Sale
1. Jesse French Organ owned by Nigel Ham of Hartford, Alabama, who would like to sell it. The manufacture date is 1889. If you are interested, contact Nigel at nigelham62@icloud.com.
Hello,
I am reaching out to you again to see if you by chance, have received any
comments concerning my organ that you posted for me?
It has been awhile and I have not received any communications regarding the
organ.
Thank you for your help in selling this organ!
I pray someone will contact one of us to purchase it!
Sincerely
Nigel Ham
Hartford, Alabama
Reply from Mara French:
Hi Nigel,
The short answer is no, I haven’t heard from anyone or else I would have
forwarded you the email.
The long answer is a real culture shock, as at 75 years old, I’ve just learned
to make peace with it. Basically, my generation is trying to get rid of stuff
and downsize. My son’s generation has totally different taste and doesn’t want
these objects even if they are free. His children’s generation, the millennials,
don’t even want to talk about it — they would rather live in a trailer or a
garage or a room with no kitchen, work hard for 6 months, then quit and travel
around the world and do the same thing the next year. They are extremely
non-materialistic.
What has happened here in California, about 10 years ago the Thrift Shops
multiplied like crazy as the older generation was dying off and shop owners
thought they could make money off their donations. Now 10 years later the
Thrift Shops are not taking donations any longer because they are packed full,
and half of them here have closed as they were not selling anything. The
problem with this is people are starting to simply dump their stuff on open
land. Even homeless people don’t want it because they want the government to
supply shelters for them so they can be more mobile and move each season to
better weather. The last thing they want is a heavy piano or organ.
So, on the other hand, the piano stores here are closing. More people are
buying electric keyboards. Old cars aren’t selling because they are unsafe
without airbags. Antiques aren’t selling because they just bog you down and are
only to look at and not functional. It is almost more expensive to buy a house
than to rent. Once you’ve paid off your house, all your savings is in your
house and is not liquid by any means, so you need to sell your house and piano
and organ in order to have money to live.
I would say the field to get into is travel, AirB&B,
rentals, medical, and utilities. So, what I’m doing about it is, simply
enjoying my antiques for myself and not thinking of saving them for my son,
having only 1 new car and selling any other cars but using UBER when I need to,
just knowing that everything will become robotic one of these days and we all
won’t have to lift a finger, especially to play the piano.
Yes, I know, not good news if you’re in my generation. I’m glad I sold my
beloved classic British Triumph 1974 TR6 because no one will want it someday
even though it is worth something like your organ. I sold my collection of
classic cars all to people my age who dreamt of those cars when they were
young, but they will keep them a few years, and then what? I could see this
coming, plus my responses to maneuvering those cars were not fast enough while
driving the TR6 and I was afraid I’d have an accident with a big truck. Because
the TR6 is British, I named it Nigel, so knowing your name made me smile. I
would recommend giving away your organ to a church as a donation and taking it
off your taxes. Good luck to you. Mara
P.S. I know many people in California who are now “move east young man” because
California is ridiculously too expensive, the rules are too stringent, and
people are afraid to talk about sensitive matters as they may be killed if they
are on the wrong side, and I’m a Republican and always on the wrong side out
here. Some key places they go are Arkansas, Alabama, and Nashville
Tennessee.
2. I have an old French piano for sale and wanted to know if you know of anyone that might want to buy it? It does need repair of a couple of keys and tuned, otherwise it’s it excellent condition. Email Donna M. Kramer at Donna.Kramer2@va.gov.
3. I have a Jesse French baby grand to sell. It has been restored inside and out and is in good condition. Would you be interested or would you know how to direct me to someone who would want to purchase it? Email me at gseard@yahoo.com.
Gayle
Seard Brown
Principal
Broker
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ABR, SFR, Home Retention Expert, RES.NET certified
VA
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PO Box 425
Joelton,
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615-467-7077
office
615-300-4885
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4. We have an upright Jesse French piano. SSN 63481. Have been unable to find a new home for it. Selling the house; closing on house tomorrow. We could likely have access for another week. Any interest?? Please email me, Deborah Whittern, at dwhittern.dw@gmail.com.
5. Jennifer Gray, email: jennifergl1213@aol.com,
dated 27 May 2019. Good afternoon. My name is Jennifer Gray and I’m the owner
of a Jesse French piano. I “inherited” it when I bought my home. I don’t know
where else to turn for help as I have to rehome the piano and I don’t know how.
I’ve been told it has no value, but I don’t believe that. I believe there may
be someone out there who could use the parts at the very least as it’s clearly
so old. I don’t wish to make any money, I’d just like
to reassure myself that no one wants it before it’s simply hauled away and
“disposed of”. I’m attaching photos. Do you have any ideas??
