You can certainly give your appraisal/evaluation of the instrument including the age in writing for a fee... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 5/30/2008 3:19:41 AM Subject: Re: Piano Certificate >stephan van meirhaeghe wrote: >> A custumer asked me to make a certificate for his Pleyel grand. >> He want to sell it and with this paper think he has much more chance to >> do it. >> Does anyone has done this already. Can you legally do this? >> Any comments or examples woukd be helpfull. >> >> Stephan Van Meirhaeghe >> -- >> >> E-mail: svmpiano at gmail.com <mailto:svmpiano at gmail.com> >> www.svmpianostemmer.be <http://www.svmpianostemmer.be> >> >Sounds like someone wants to create a "provenance". Unless you've >witnessed the piano's life since it left the factory, I'd be inclined to >call it "faking it". There are no scruples anywhere near that request. >All you could do is ascertain the age via the serial number. >My 2¢. >-- >Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician >Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 >1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 >You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be >used against you.
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