This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC1926.C6FDBA60 Dear List, Good to be back with you all after being away for some time of R&R, work, etc. The piano rebuilding shop where I work part time has acquired (very cheaply) a 1924 Mehlin 9 footer. (In my short 12 years of tuning exp. I hadn't ever even seen one.) Even with original string-- and possibly orig. hammers, it sounds very good. The pins have been pounded and some are not tight, the case has a fair to normal amount of 73 years of wear. The lid is cracked in two places. The soundboard has two "hairline" cracks. My boss plans on offering it at 3 prices...as is (not my suggestion); a "tonal and touch" rebuild--new strings,pin block, hammers,shanks, action felts, keytops, key bushings, _repaired_ sound board, regulation, etc. and the above plus a refinishing in black with repaired lid. Our thinking is that if we can sell it to a college or fine arts H.S. as a practice only instrument or to a church for a choir room, they may not want the extra expense of a refinishing job, especially if it is going to a college as a practice piano to have bookbags and Pepsi cans chucked on top... or what ever else goes on (on top of 9' pianos in practice rooms at 2am) ;) We don't have a lot of experience with these 9's, our B&B is the living room and music teacher size grands. Any ideas for prices/ maketing techniques for this little baby would really be appreciated. Thanks! Steven Moore Greenville SC ------=_NextPart_000_01BC1926.C6FDBA60 <html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">Dear List,<br>Good to be back with you = all after being away for some time of R&R, work, etc.<br>The piano = rebuilding shop where I work part time has acquired (very cheaply) a = 1924 Mehlin 9 footer. (In my short 12 years of tuning exp. I hadn't ever = even seen one.) Even with original string-- and possibly orig. hammers, = it sounds very good.<br>The pins have been pounded and some are not = tight, the case has a fair to normal amount of 73 years of wear. The lid = is cracked in two places. The soundboard has two "hairline" = cracks. My boss plans on offering it at 3 prices...as is (not my = suggestion); a "tonal and touch" rebuild--new = strings,pin block, hammers,shanks, action felts, keytops, key bushings, = _repaired_ sound board, regulation, etc. and<br>the above plus a = refinishing in black with repaired lid.<br>Our thinking is that if we = can sell it to a college or fine arts H.S. as a practice only instrument = or to a church for a choir room, they may not want the extra expense of = a refinishing job, especially if it is going to a college as a practice = piano to have bookbags and Pepsi cans chucked on top... or what ever = else goes on (on top of 9' pianos in practice rooms at 2am) ;) = <br>We don't have a lot of experience with these 9's, our B&B = is the living room and music teacher size grands. Any ideas for prices/ = maketing techniques for this little baby would really be = appreciated.<br><br>Thanks!<br>Steven Moore<br>Greenville = SC<br><br><br><br><br><br></p> </font></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_01BC1926.C6FDBA60--
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