> The piano rebuilding shop where I work part time has acquired (very > cheaply) a 1924 Mehlin 9 footer. <SNIP> Any ideas for prices/ > maketing techniques for this little baby would really be appreciated. > > Thanks! > Steven Moore > Greenville SC Steven, Are we related? (I guess not.) Does yours have a "tone hole" in the sound board? I've only seen one - it was at the shop at Houston Community College during the time I was in school. Mehlin, originally a violin maker, cut a hole in the sound board, evidently to eliminate some unusual harmonics, or maybe just because violins have them. Just wondering if they did that to all, or just the one we had. Anyway, it sat around in the way for 9 years, our instructor didn't feel it was worth the cost of parts for a rebuild, even with slave, er, student labor. He finally sold it for $1,000.00 and considered himself lucky! Best wishes, Danny Moore Houston Chapter
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