<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: [Experts] Kranich and Bach grand actions</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> The owner may want to know the effect of the replacing of original parts on= the antique value. Dan Gurnee, RPT on 11/17/03 7:27 AM, Erwinspiano@aol.com at Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE>In a message dated 11/17/2003 6:20:50 AM Pacific Standard Time,= Wimblees@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE> Edward </BLOCKQUOTE>          Although this pian= o is an odd ball I've worked on a few that sound?look/like this one. I don't= think it impossible to make a new action for this piano & if it's that = pretty it might be worth it. I think it would be a fun challenge & not a= ll that diificult. Some new action brakets to lay out new rails on. Drill fo= r the scale. Calculate acton key ratios. This could be done for a price. I'd= like to hear others weigh in on this for your sake.  Dale Erwin  Erwin Piano Restorations  Modesto, Ca   209-577-8397 <BLOCKQUOTE>     So now the point, this customer has money and we a= re willing to rebuild the existing action or.... is there someone out there = who could build a new action with conventional whippens, action brackets,etc= to replace the old action. I understand this is nearly an impossible task b= ut perhaps there is someone who could do such a thing. I look forward to your responces.             &n= bsp;            =        Thank You,             &n= bsp;            =             &nbs= p;       Edward Mastin, RPT </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>