I wish I had that problem. The only one in my garage should be going out as a rental next week and my other one is in my living room and I play it. To bad you're so far away. I could take pianos from San Francisco to Sacramento and south to Merced. Keith R ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 5:02 AM Subject: [pianotech] Too Many Uprights > I feel that I have to apologize for this post before I even write it, but here goes.... > > I have a small rebuilding shop (900 sq. ft.). I currently have two grands I am working on, three more grands stored up on their sides, and six 100-year old uprights. Of the uprights, two are Mason & Hamlins, two are Steinways, and two are no-namers. Obviously, the four M&Hs and S&Ss have potential for remanufacturing/resale and they will be stored in my shop until they are rebuilt, but my question is the other two uprights. > > They are both very nice rebuilding stock. These are not cheepie pianos. Many great features, Wendel, Nickel & Goss action, and a host of other features suggesting well-above average quality pianos. > > I guess I am just not completely over that newbie thing of having a hard time junking an upright. Hey, 20 or 50 years from now, these things may well be irreplaceable - valuable rare fine instruments (after they are rewhatevered). Do we really want to trash the better examples of piano mfg. from this era? > > I just don't have the room to store these. The only options I can think of are: > > #1) store them in a hot, humid, mousy garage (in Florida, garage floods on occasion, but I can put them up on blocks), > > #2) rent a storage garage (arggggggg - no way - $$$$$), > > #3) give them away (but they don't really play - I can't do that), > > #4) bust 'em up (lot's of good nuts and bolts and screws - and I can cut up and play with the spruce from the soundboard - and the bass strings are lots of fun to do target practice with by setting up a target on the other side of the shop) - but gosh, this option seems criminal. > > What should I do with the two no-name uprights? Vote for #1 through #4. Any other constructive ideas will be appreciated, and non-constructive ideas are OK too (just nothing anatomically compromising), as we all need an outlet. Thanks. > > Anyone want a couple free quality uprights for rebuilding (both 1890s with very nice cases)??? > > Terry Farrell > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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