moving in on the ivory towers,(wasmoney)

[jolly roger]

At 11:51 AM 5/19/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Roger writes:
><< With our 20- 30yr old inventory the
>crunch is coming. One or two restrung and rehammer pianos per year is a spit 
>in the Ocean.>>
>
>Greetings, 
>   It sounds like you have a young inventory!  


Hi Ed.  
           This is true by comparison with most,  but expecting the product
to run for 20yrs will little to no maintainence has brought the chickens
home to roost.
In a perfect world, hammers and shanks, key bushings, and treble stringing
could be done on them all after 10yrs. 
It is a quantum leap forward for them to plan on doing this to two grands a
year.  Trouble is 15yrs from now some of the 30yr old product will be 45yr
old.  Treble hammers playing on the moldings.   <G>  Yet they have dug up
some money for a New Fortepiano, now go figure that one.
The 20's Steinway M got the complete job, (less board)  last year, that was
my whole repair budget poof.  Nice piano.  It was ear marked for a class
room, every one hated it.  Now in the head of dept studio. 
Regards Roger.