dating pianos.

[David Ilvedson]

The owners are the ones mainly interested in how old their pianos are...I see no harm in that...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Don <pianotuna at accesscomm.ca>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 2/28/2008 4:00:00 PM
Subject: dating pianos.


>Hi,

>If I were going to date anything it would be a woman. *grin*

>Once upon a time two brothers bought identical cars. One brother followed
>the recommended maintenance for things such as oil changes--and the other
>did not. Guess which car was still running ten years and 100,000 kilometers
>later?

>I see very little value in knowing the age of a piano. All that matters is
>the condition it is currently in. 

>Our magnificent rebuilders can take just about any "box" and with unlimited
>funding can turn it into a "better than new" instrument. They may pick and
>choose what is their minimum standard for a shell to be worth
>remanufacturing.
>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
>Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat

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