Mike said: "I was called out on one of those about 15 or 20 years ago by a HS classmate of mine, I think if memory serves, it was in the house when he bought it, in the basement of course. It was a spinet, again if I'm recalling correctly & the tuning pins seemed awfully loose. He had no one that played & he was wondering if there was any value to it, I couldn't find anyone interested in it at the time & I believe it ended up in the landfill. My point is that unless someone wanted to restore it as a museum piece the cost of restoration would probably out weigh any interest as a conversation piece." Mike, I really disagree. What's to "restore" for god sake?? Put that sucker on it's back. CA the tuning pins. Yank the tube preamp/amplifier and jack that sucker into a good Peavey amp! TUNE it, practice your skills for crying out loud. No big deal, imo. "RETRO" is IN with the Indy Bands, etc. There is a value to these unique instruments, imo. I really think you all should get out of your trite little box of mental blase' and look around you. See what's really going on in the music world, (outside of the "Classical" world)!! Sheesh! Sigh! That's my take on it. Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I
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