I remember. One arm was completely rounded from squeezing and pivoting through. On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Kent Swafford <kswafford at gmail.com> wrote: > The case damage was caused by moving the piano through standard double > doors even though it wouldn't fit. It was quite unbelievable. > > > > Kent > > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Eric Johnson <eric at perarts.com> wrote: > >> Hi Kent >> >> No, the bridges were perfect. Most of the work/cost was the action and >> case. The case was really really rough, even for an institution. >> >> Best >> >> Eric >> >> >> 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/20100924/1208dda6/attachment.htm>
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