[pianotech] re Weber player grand

[Ron Nossaman]

On 12/30/2010 6:27 AM, James Grebe wrote:
> I get a lot of calls through my website about evaluating very old pianos
> whose owners think they are worth a lot of money. I keep telling them
> older is not better or more valuable. People are simply not buying very
> old pianos , at least in my area. I do not know how Chuck can have a
> steady stream of completely rebuilt old uprights that are bringing
> enough money to justify the work. In this area, if it is an upright ,
> forget about selling it. People do not want these old pianos around. I
> am speaking for the general population.


The numbers don't work here either. Not even close. There's no way to 
sell an old upright here for half what a decent rebuild costs, let alone 
a complete one.
Ron N