Antique Pianos

[Ron Nossaman]

Relating to pianos, I consider "antique" to be the "A" word in the same context that "furniture" is the "F" word. It usually means poor engineering, non standard parts, and a generally disappointing service or rebuild result. "Sorry m'am, antique pianos c
ost at least twice as much to work on as merely old ones. Now what was it you had again?"

Danny's right, in my opinion, but much too kind.

Ron Nossaman



At 08:47 PM 5/1/97 -0500, you wrote:

>
>I submit that the term "antique" is a nebulous concept in and of
>itself.  Consider, many motor vehicles over 20 years old are now
>antiques.  Price a '72 Cutlass Supreme convertable or '64 Impala SS, or
>57 2 Dr. Hardtop, or . . . or . . . or . . .
>
>I suggest that an object is an antique when it's collectors value is
>greater than the value that would normally be attached to the item when
>used as intended (Replacement cost less depreciation.)
>
>In the case of a piano, when the antique dealers, collectors, etc. will
>pay more for it than an artist/musician looking for an instrument to
>perform on.
>
>Just food for thought . . .
>
>Danny Moore
>Houston Chapter
>


 Ron Nossaman