In a message dated 5/7/07 12:18:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jorge1ml at cmich.edu writes: What is the life of a soundboard? I recall some techs believe soundboards lose most of their crown and resiliency after about 40 years due to string pressure. (Even without humidity damage). If true, a twenty year old piano should have deducted 1/2 the cost of replacing the soundboard plus all action and cosmetic work needed to restore to new condition. If plates, finishes, cases, legs and other componets have a lifespan, that should be deducted also. My guess is it would end up in that 60=70% range. -Mike Mike There is a reason why a used instrument is not worth as much as a new one. And part of that reason is the wear and of all the components. As far as what some tech say about the soundboard, I'll leave that up to those who know a lot more about it than I do. Personally, I've heard some 50 - 75 year old pianos (rebuilt, but with the original board), that sounded as good as a new one. Wim ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20070507/2c951d5e/attachment.html
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