[CAUT] "this piano is dead"

[Wigent, Donald E]

Don Wigent hear:
The way I see it, it's all about money.  New pianos are grate however
when you can't get the money its time to do what you can with given
funds. After all a fixed piano is better than no piano. 
Don Wigent
E C U 

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Don
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:09 PM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] "this piano is dead"

Hi Wim

If it is "new everything" including soundboard, bridges, pin block and
action, why would it be less special than a brand new piano? I suspect
with
a top rebuilder it would be "better than NIB" from Steinway.

At 06:39 PM 11/14/2006 -0600, you wrote:

>I believe that there comes a time, especially with institutional 
>pianos, that you have to say "this piano has had it". In other words, 
>even though it might cost between $20 - 25K to totally rebuild these 
>pianos, (new everything, including keys), I don't think it will be as 
>good as a new one. At least that's my theory. 
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>Other opinions?
>
>Wim 
>Willem Blees, RPT
>Piano Tuner/Technician
>School of Music
>University of Alabama
>Tuscaloosa, AL USA
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>> Original Message -----
>> From: Willem Blees 
>> Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:09 pm
>> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Tired wippens
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>> I've got a couple 30's vintage M's and O's that I  would  love to
>> throw out and replace. But I don't have any money, not even  for new
>> parts, much less for new instruments. I keep hoping that if  enough
>> students complain, somehow, someone up the line will hear my plea. 
>> > 
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>> > Willem Blees, RPT
>> > Piano Tuner/Technician
>> > School of Music
>> > University of Alabama
>> > 
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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