Kendall Ross Bean of Piano Finders was commissioned to inspect and authenticate the origin of manufacturing and Karen Lile of Piano Finders, was commissioned to appraise the John Lennon – Yoko Ono – Sam Green – Andy Warhol 1929 Baldwin Concert Grand. Karen Lile, as researcher and historian was also commissioned to research and write the 268 page the provenance of this piano, which took her to Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University and to Manhattan. This piano will go up for auction with Alex Cooper in September 2023. https://www.alexcooper.com/en/lennon-piano-for-sale-by-auction
Photos above of the piano were taken by Kendall Ross Bean at Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, PA on the day of the piano’s inspection by Bean and Lile. More information about the piano and news coverage can be found in the links below: