> I moved my first grand (baby) yesterday. It was indeed a PSO, although, > I would like to swap the "S" and "O" in that acronym. This piano has no > name. It does have a serial number, but no name. The strings are > rusted (six were already broken), pins are rusted, damper felts coming > off. The hammers looked okay. I will be making a service call soon to > give it a complete evaluation and estimate. The seller was asking $350, > but they got it to $300. I probably wouldn't of spent over $200 for the > thing. $100 one way or the other is nothing compared to the $20K in rebuild work it needs. >I just hope the new owner understands why they got it so > "cheap". They won't. Trust me. >I didn't try to depress 'em by telling them they should of > consulted me first. The deal was already done, what can you do? I'd have told them the condition of the piano immediately, made a quick rough estimate for rebuild, and declined to attempt any patch up. I would have ABSOLUTELY not moved it without them knowing exactly what they were wasting money on. > My real question is, what do you do when you cannot find a brand? How > do you estimate the year, or decade at least? You could fake it, call it a Steinweigh or Harborfreight, and guess. Or you could tell them the truth that without a name, you can't look up the date. The age of the piano will shortly be of little concern to them anyway when they find they can't turn it into a family heirloom for another $200. Ron N
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