uprights, uprights, uprights

[Farrell]

I agree (except for your thoughts of Del's upright philosophy)! That is why I am currently in the process of putting a new redesigned soundboard, bridges, etc., etc. in a 1913 M&H upright. I expect it to be very nice.

Now, how easy will it be to sell...........and for how much...............I think that is where the interest in uprights starts to diminish. But we will see!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "michael campi" <campimichael@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 1:34 AM
Subject: uprights, uprights, uprights


> Well I guess that about says it. It would appear that there is not a lot of love for uprights. My opinion, albeit a lonely one, is that there were some marvelous instruments built and not just by the major manufacturers and that with the capabilities and information we have today they could be brought back to life. I believe they deserve life that would make me, I guess, a pro-lifer. There are several items that interest me about these pianos first and foremost are the cases, these cannot be bought at any price in todays world second is an old car in the shed story. In the middle '80s I came across an Anderson Bros.(I think that was the name) upright that had been bought brand new in 1913 it was put in a music room in a house in Marin County, about a year after it was purchased the wooden bearing bar at the top of the bass section pulled apart and the owners closed up the room the piano remained, unplayed, until a grandaughter wantin! g to get rid of the thing sold it me in 1987. We brought it into the shop and repaired the damage The hammers were unmarked and the action was unworn the room from which the piano came had been an inside room and so there were no signs that the instrument ahd suffered through any drastic temperature and humidity changes and the thing sounded absolutely amazing. Although I am sure(or mostly sure)  Del will disagree I believe that there is room for these pianos in the here and now and that with new boards, blocks and action parts they can be the tonal and playable equivalent of almost any new piano. Now that you can see the whites of my eyes Fire At Will. 
> Michael
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