Dear James: When interviewing a new client perhaps we should ask if they are a garage sale and auction devotee. Then someone else could have al the fun. :) Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT pianoman wrote: > > Hi Dan, > Just yesterday a lady had me tune her new used Baldwin ebony console and > asked me how much I thought it was worth since she just bought it from an > estate sale. I told her around $1150 and was relieved when she said she > paid $850. However she was too cheap to buy one of my bench pads for $50 > thinking she could find one cheaper at an estate sale. > Good thing she didn't have a grand or I would have pressured her to buy a > set of PLTR's from me. > James Grebe > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth > Piano Service and Piano Periperals > Creator of Hardwood PLTR's and Custom Piano Benches > pianoman@inlink.com If I wake up in the morning, it WILL be a great > day! > > ---------- > > From: Dan M. Hallett, Jr. <dhalle@toolcity.net> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: "O.W. Schubach Pianos" back > > Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 11:03 AM > > > > Dear Jim: > > > > You're right. It is amazing! > > > > Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT > > > > pianoman wrote: > > > > > > Hi Dale, > > > It always amazes me how people will buy something and then ask you how > much it is worth. > > > James Grebe > > > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth > > > Piano Service and Piano Periperals > > > Creator of Hardwood PLTR's and Custom Piano Benches > > > pianoman@inlink.com If I wake up in the morning, it WILL be a > great > > > day! > > > > > > ---------- > > > > From: Daleboy@aol.com > > > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > > > Subject: "O.W. Schubach Pianos" > > > > Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 7:01 AM > > > > > > > > Dear List, > > > > I've a customer with a piano made by O.W. Schubach.....serial no. > 58414. > > > > Mr. P's atlas gives some dates of manufacture but no info or > background > > > on the > > > > maker. Any of you know any details on this piano maker? It has a > Viennese > > > > action (ah...Austrian perhaps?) with a wood that appears to a burled > > > walnut > > > > veneer. The veneer is bookmatched throughout the entire piano and is > > > > impressive, however........the rest of the piano is dire straights. > My > > > client > > > > paid a rather handsome price for this instrument at an antique > > > dealer...as it > > > > turns out three times what I appraised the piano for. Needless to say > > > they are > > > > somewhat dismayed. I told them that I would consult my associates to > see > > > if > > > > this piano holds some type of value that I am not aware of. > > > > How much is this piano valued at on the world market and are > there parts > > > > available for action replacement? Perhaps I need one of those Renner > > > catalogs > > > > that has all of the old style parts but everything is listed in > German, > > > eh? > > > > "Sprechensie Deutche?" > > > > If anyone gets this at the convention please pass it around, > ok! > > > > Thanks and Regards! > > > > Dale Whitehead, RPT > > > > Franklin Piano Restorations
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