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Thread #85489   Message #1585901
Posted By: GUEST,.gargoyle
18-Oct-05 - 11:27 PM
Thread Name: Old songbooks - value?
Subject: RE: Old songbooks - value?
VALUATION -

A peculiar story, heard first hand this day.

A fellow friend (yeah I have about one and two/thirds that count me in their collection) collected "Baseball Cards" his office was broken into and a small portion of the collection stolen.

However, he also had a booklet (like a personal telephone directory) which listed the maker, player, conditino, year etc.)

BECAUSE he had a record - 25 years ago when the theft occured the insurance company covered his loss for over 7,000 dollars (he was lamenting their potential value today.)

Bottom line - I have a literal eight-foot stack of sheet music - NO CATALOGUE - No Organization. Some sheet-pieces excell $100 US....and then their are the books....Steal Rail, Vols I,II, V or North Carolina ....etc.

House is funky, electrical old, time to get organized....probably hire a college kid that is a library major.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle