replace/rebuild

[Lonnie Young]

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List,

I Just received an 1921 “M” back from the S&S restoration center.  It was
wonderfully done, new board, refinished, restrung and chip tuned.  I
replaced the action parts and finished the tonal work.  It’s every bit as
nice as a new production piano.  The savings on R&R should definitely be
considered.  Steinway’s charges were about 14k.  The project was started 13
months ago.

Lonnie Young

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From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Richard
Brekne
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 1:45 PM
To: caut@ptg.org
Subject: Re: replace/rebuild

Well heck now Wim.... grin... if yas asks me I would have to say buy new...
but not if you dont have some kind of adequate climate control for them
babies.
Alternatively, if you could get the school to commit to a recycling system
where say 10 instruments are rotated out of the system each year, replaced
by new ones, then that would be my recommendation. Problem with that kind of
arrangement is that its really easy for a school to decide suddenly one year
that they dont have enough money. And then the next year they think...
well...hey... we survived last year well enough... you get the picture. But
if they would stick to that then i prefer that kind of solution.
Still, the opportunity to get 70 fresh from the factory instruments sounds
hard to resist....especially if they would mix in a bunch of Hamburgs.
jmt
RicB
Wimblees@aol.com wrote:
The department chair at UA has started looking into upgrading the pianos in
the department, perhaps even becoming a Steinway School. We have two
options. Buy all new Steinways, or rebuild the ones we have and buy new what
is needed.
I need some advice from you guys with more experience in this area. We
currently have 3 D's One is 15 years old, one is 30 years old and the other
is 40 years old. The last one has been partially rebuilt, but not a good
job. The 30 year old also needs to be rebuilt. The 15 year old is OK. What
is the consensus of opinion on the two older ones? Would you recommend
sending them to New York to be rebuilt, or would you trade them in for new
ones. Obviously money is an object, but lets pretend it isn't. Just for
practicality's sake, what are your thoughts.
We also have 8 B's, of which one is brand new, 2 are 15 years old, and 5 are
30 years old. The 5 older ones are useable, but need work. Are the '70's
pianos worth rebuilding, or should they be replaced?
Wim
Willem Blees
University of Alabama



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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no


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