[pianotech] Rebuilding old players

[Norman Cantrell]

Dale
It averages 100 to 120 hours to rebuild a pneumatic system.  Calculate you shop rate and add that to the price of a rebuild of a 90 plus year old upright that will probably need extensive structural issues plus soundboard/bridge repair and or replacement plus an action that is shot and you see why most people opt for the digital systems unless there is some sentimental attachments.  Oh did I mention refinishing the case plus the usual veneer repair to make that worthwhile and replacing the bench while we are at it.  My player business is almost nonexistent these days in terms of rebuilds. Used to do about 4 a year and had a waiting list.
Norman Cantrell 

--- On Thu, 1/3/13, Dale Erwin <erwinspiano at aol.com> wrote:

From: Dale Erwin <erwinspiano at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Rebuilding old  players
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Thursday, January 3, 2013, 10:14 AM

By the way what does it cost to make an old player functional again. Disregarding the piano part of course. I used to know but I have almost zero inquiries about this any more.  I have  a good friend that has done it locally for approx 45 years but he says the market is dead. I assume its not only the economy but the fact that the Piano -disc, QRS, Live performance  machines are more user friendly and the music library is massive.
   Dale




Dale Erwin R.P.T.

Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.
















On 1/2/2013 11:36 PM, Joe DeFazio wrote:

> Joe, let me guess:  after the customer tells you "it only has a few
> leaks," you give them the price for the total player rebuild.  Is that it?

That's very likely what it needs.
Ron N


 





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