The difference between an inferior piano and a better one is the materials and hand work that goes into the instrument. If it is structurally sound you can make a very nice piano out of almost anything. Will it be worth what you put into it at market value? Likely not but will be _yours_, very personal and very possessive. Newton Avery Todd wrote: > > List, > > A quick question. Do you think an app. 90 year old > (the customer said) Cable & Sons that I could get > for free would be worth my while to get for myself > to use and restore it little by little? I'm finally > moving into a house the end of October and would > actually have room for a grand. > > The only thing she told me about it was that it had > been refinished and that it didn't hold a tune very > well. :-) > > I've got to make a decision today because she's moving. > What little experience I have with this brand was many > years ago. > > Thanks for any quick opinions. > > Avery
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