Hi Ron- My original post probably wasn't clear on that point. We will be expanding into a second building scheduled to open January 2012, and that means purchasing quite a few pianos. Current estimate is that we will need at least 50 and I'm down to 3 grands left on my out-of- service-and-in-storage rebuild wait list. Those are all old Baldwins. We are in process of weaning off a Yamaha lease program also so some will certainly be new Yamahas, but our department feels strongly about a diverse inventory. When all this happens I expect to have some fun shopping.. best, Dennis Johnson St. Olaf College Northfield, MN. __________ On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote: > On 10/12/2010 1:35 PM, Dennis Johnson wrote: > >> Thank you Ron for the imput. I wish we had more examples of your work >> in the area here! >> In only a general way I was comparing the complete cost of buying an old >> instrument that is thoroughly rebuilt, not simply the cost of rebuilding >> a piano we already own. I admit to not being exactly current with these >> costs, but I have seen beautifully remanufactured and refinished old >> grands for sale at prices comparable to new. >> >> >> thanks again, >> > > Hi Dennis, > I obviously don't know your situation. I assumed you were talking about > replacing old pianos with new instead of rebuilding the old. Are you without > pianos altogether, or is the old dead inventory not worth rebuilding (all > Brambachs and Starcks? <G>)? No need to buy rebuilt pianos if you already > own worthy carcasses that can be rebuilt. > > Just trying to understand what's being discussed here. > Ron N > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101012/d0eea63d/attachment.htm>
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