OOPS, incorrect of me to use my own internal abbreviation. Moderator please remove and my apologies to all. On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Eric Johnson <eric at perarts.com> wrote: > Is the dean open to arguments against becoming an ASS school? > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Kent Swafford <kswafford at gmail.com>wrote: > >> Thanks for this. It is more than I would have hoped for to find someone >> here familiar with the piano. I should have said "received belly work". The >> piano was restrung and the pinblock refaced, new dampers, in addition to the >> refinished soundboard. Since you are the expert here, and this work was >> arranged before I was the head tech here in a position to know details, were >> the bridges recapped, or do they just look good? >> >> Kent >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Eric Johnson <eric at perarts.com> wrote: >> >>> This piano did not receive a new belly, but the soundboard was >>> refinished. I know this because at the time I represented Bosendorfer and >>> arranged for the work to be done. >>> >>> >>> Eric Johnson 203 520 9064 >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:48 PM, <kswafford at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> We have a Bösendorfer Imperial (9' 6", 97 notes) that has overstayed its >>>> welcome here for a number of reasons. >>>> >>>> (The current dean wants to move to the all-Steinway designation and so >>>> the B'dorf' must move away from any concert stage. Also, our backstage is >>>> ill-equipped to deal with this extra-wide instrument which cannot be rolled >>>> through standard double doors. There is no room for the piano to stay >>>> backstage during opera, ballet, and large ensemble performances, so we have >>>> been taking the doors off their hinges to move the piano out of the stage >>>> area. Big inconvenience) >>>> >>>> The piano is 40 years old. Four years ago the instrument was refinished, >>>> received a new belly, and new hammers, shanks and flanges in Vienna. The >>>> case could be touched up to near-perfection. It has one-piece original >>>> ivories that show some cracking that can be seen but not felt under the >>>> fingers. The instrument is concert-ready for all practical purposes. >>>> >>>> The dean would like to sell the piano. >>>> >>>> I think potential buyers would be vanishingly few, and it is unlikely >>>> that the piano could be sold quickly -- might take a long time. My >>>> observation is that especially in the central part of the country, the >>>> values of used nicer pianos and especially used larger pianos have been >>>> depressed for some time. >>>> >>>> I am tasked with estimating at what price the instrument might be >>>> expected to sell. >>>> >>>> Is there any guidance out there? Anyone need an extra Imperial? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Kent Swafford >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Eric Johnson >>> 203 520 9064 >>> >> >> > > > -- > Eric Johnson > 203 520 9064 > -- Eric Johnson 203 520 9064 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20100924/7eaef362/attachment.htm>
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