looking to replace my upright...

gordon stelter lclgcnp@yahoo.com
Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:49:03 -0700 (PDT)


Hi Greg! I'll work on pictures ASAP.
    Thanks,
    Thump

--- Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> wrote:
> Thump,
>          I may have a customer that wants one of
> these. Do you have 
> 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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