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<DIV>Ed,</DIV>
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<DIV>Check with Ed Foote. I think he has another old Steinway
Vertical that he might be trying to sell for Vanderbilt pretty soon, IF he=
hadn't sold it already. Real classic old Steinway. Late 1800's.&=
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Anyone interested will have to call him.</DIV>
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<DIV>About the pinblock --- CALL Webb Phillips. &=
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Get his catalog. He sells the FalconWood Pinblock dowels that =
can be
glued in and drilled out for # 1 ( recommended ) or # 2 pins for
restringing. It's NOT hard at all. In fact, =
laying
the piano on it's back is easier for drilling out the holes with a drill =
stand
over it than drilling out an new block for a grand piano. ( You'll =
have to
build your own jig for drilling.) Webb can show and tell you =
how to
drill the holes for the dowel plugs. You'll have to do it in =
stages
which involves drilling every other hole - top / bottom ; next note -=
middle only; etc., then doing it ALL over again for the holes =
NOT
drilled the first time. The whole process can be done in about 1 to 2=
days
using his Wood Rebuilder (glue). I love the stuff !!</DIV>
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<DIV>I have an old 52" Vose & Sons (1889 ) that
I'm rebuilding for an elderly (retired) customer. It =
has
Beautiful Cherry and Mahogany woods, front panel carvings, with =
lamination
over some of the top/sides/etc. I'm replacing EVERYTHING =
but
keys, frame, board, block, plate. Completely refinishing and
rebuilding inside and out. The piano will be valued about what she =
paid
for it, (gift from HER mother), rebuilding cost, and any more she can=
get
out of it. However, it's been a family heirloom since her
grandmother was a little girl in the late 1800's, and she's having it =
rebuilt to
hand-me-down to family. THAT's the "real" value to =
this
job, and my customer knows it.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have found that a Name on a fallboard means NOTHING if =
the
piano inside is not worth spitting at it. An old Steinway =
vertical
like the one you have is only worth what the customer paid for it, and what=
they
paid you to rebuild it. You do the math...</DIV>
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<DIV>DON'T CUT CORNERS !!! DO IT =
<STRONG><U>ALL</U></STRONG> CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME !!</=
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<DIV>A complete rebuild on an old Steinway vertical like that you have =
would be
worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $6000 to $8000 .....&=
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depending on how much you charge ??</DIV>
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<DIV>Don't do it cheap. Your time is worth EVERY penny you
charge.</DIV>
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<DIV>D.L.Tassin, RPT</DIV>
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