Thank you Willem You wrote... > Unfortunately, our grand children will still be trying to repair and tune a > 1908 uprgiht, because "my grandmother played it when she was a little girl". May I reply that fortunatly for me, the grand children of that 1908 upright are glad that I could repair and tune it. And now it sounds better than any new upright on the market under $10,000. And all for less than $300. I am not saying all 1908 uprights can come out this good, just many. And many more can be gotten to this standard with $600 to $800 worth of repairs. Then there is refinishing for $600 to $800, in hand rubbed natural hard oil finishes, to any sheen you desire. (shameless advertisement where none should be) I think as I am sure Willem does, Grandma's piano can and should be kept in playing condition, and that condition is remarkable when compared to todays pianos. Richard Moody UP (upright specialist) ---------- > From: Wimblees@aol.com > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: MAKE $$$ and FAME do NOT delete this is REAL > Date: Saturday, February 14, 1998 8:03 AM > > In a message dated 98-02-14 02:54:03 EST, you write: > > >Final word, ever tuned a piano from 1908? Do you expect your great > >grand children to have your digital in 2088? And what will have > >become of that 1908 piano in 2088? Will digitals ever need a $10,000, > >$5,000, or even $500 rebuilding project?? > > > >Richard Moody > > > > > > Unfortunately, our grand children will still be trying to repair and tune a > 1908 uprgiht, because "my grandmother played it when she was a little girl". > > I totally agree with your assement here, Ricahrd. Digital pianos are constatly > being upgraded, and new ones are coming on the market every day. About 13 > years ago, Bill Brandon of Yamaha said that a new electronic instument is > invented every 10 months, and that same instrument is obsolete in 18 months. > > The modern piano was invented over a hundred years ago, and nothing new has > been done to it since. My bet is that a hundred years from now it will still > be made just about the same way, and piano tuners are still going to be > needed, to repair and tune them. (I wonder if they will still be arguing over > which tempermant to use). > > Willem Blees RPT > St. Louis
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