looking to replace my upright...

Greg Newell gnewell@ameritech.net
Sat, 19 Jul 2003 20:47:45 -0400


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Thump,
         I may have a customer that wants one of these. Do you have=20
pictures and or prices?

Greg Newell


At 12:03 PM 7/19/2003, you wrote:

>I still have couple of big, partially restored Knabes
>from the 1890's I'd sell "reasonable".  I really don't
>think you can get a bigger sound in an upright than
>from these!
>      Thump
>
>--- Stephen Airy <stephenairy@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > rrgh.. TWICE now I've accidentally hit the bounce
> > button on my email,
> > which tells the sender my address doesn't exist...
> > was a mistake....
> >
> > > I would follow Clyde's advice and keep your
> > existing piano. If you have
> > > $500-$750, put it into your existing piano. While
> > you won't really get the
> > > money back upon resale, you will learn a lot by
> > doing whatever work you
> > > choose to do.
> >
> > Sounds like I should talk to my real-life tech
> > friends, and find out
> > whether they think I should put some $ into hammers
> > and other action
> > parts, or put even more $ into another piano.
> >
> > > When you have $5,000 or more to spend, then you
> > might get the piano of
> > > your dreams. Definitely play a Charles Walter if
> > you think that pianos
> > > under 52" don't sound big enough.
> >
> > I played a few C Walters, and they sounded too
> > small.  I'd like to try a
> > 50" Astin-Weight.  A Baldwin 6000 came close to what
> > I would want (except
> > wound strings too high), and a Steinway K-52 is
> > pretty good in the tenor,
> > but a little lacking in the bass.
> >
> > --
> >   Stephen Airy
> >   stephenairy@fastmail.fm
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Greg Newell
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