Were I a little younger and a little less busy I would snap that up in a heartbeat. Then I would redesign and remanufacture the thing with a new board, bridges, action--the whole thing. Everything I could think of. Then I'd keep it as a demo. When you do all of these things on a Steinway or a Baldwin and the results turn out better than the original folks look at it and play it, nod, and say, "Well, of course it sounds good; after all it's a Steinway or a Baldwin." When you do these things to a Brambach they are kind of forced to give you at least a little bit of credit for knowing what you are doing. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com Phone 360.736.7563 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jim Moy Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 9:16 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: [pianotech] Brambach to rebuild? Hi Everyone, I'm looking at this 5'8" 1925 Brambach as an educational rebuild. http://picasaweb.google.com/moypiano/BrambachCandidate?authkey=Gv1sRgCMTcpY- hhuaqXw# Not looking to get any money out of it on resale (ok, maybe parts costs?), just more experience on rebuilding. Asking price is $500. Or maybe if it turns out nicer than my personal Chickering, I'll just keep it. Thoughts? If you have a Google account, you can comment on the individual photos in a blog-style area under each one if you click on them first to enlarge. Jim
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