He loves the piano though (except for the brightness) and is concerned about the quality of a rebuild. Because of the damage to the 'board it should really be replaced but he's concerned it won't be a Steinway anymore unless it goes back to the factory hmmmm........ If we were talking about a Stradivarius Violin, then the argument that a rebuilding of the instrument might make it no longer authentic is valad. However, in the case of a Steinway Piano, we are talking about a factory produced instrument, produced by factory workers, (trained, of course, but I doubt many are related to the Steinways) built to specifications of Steinway. If a worker in the factory builds Steinways all week, then goes home and rebuilds a Steinway piano in his garage on the weekends using the exact same procedures used in the factory, would one think that only the work done inside the walls of the factory was authentic? Poor quality parts and workmanship would certainly cause a S&S to lose authenticity, but so long as the best available parts, supplies and workmanship is used, preserving the original specifications, we still have an authentic instrument. (Maybe even better then when new) Anyway, that's my opinion. Gordon Large Black Fly Village, ME
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