Dear Jim: You're right. It is amazing! Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT pianoman wrote: > > Hi Dale, > It always amazes me how people will buy something and then ask you how much it is worth. > James Grebe > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth > Piano Service and Piano Periperals > Creator of Hardwood PLTR's and Custom Piano Benches > pianoman@inlink.com If I wake up in the morning, it WILL be a great > day! > > ---------- > > From: Daleboy@aol.com > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: "O.W. Schubach Pianos" > > Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 7:01 AM > > > > Dear List, > > I've a customer with a piano made by O.W. Schubach.....serial no. 58414. > > Mr. P's atlas gives some dates of manufacture but no info or background > on the > > maker. Any of you know any details on this piano maker? It has a Viennese > > action (ah...Austrian perhaps?) with a wood that appears to a burled > walnut > > veneer. The veneer is bookmatched throughout the entire piano and is > > impressive, however........the rest of the piano is dire straights. My > client > > paid a rather handsome price for this instrument at an antique > dealer...as it > > turns out three times what I appraised the piano for. Needless to say > they are > > somewhat dismayed. I told them that I would consult my associates to see > if > > this piano holds some type of value that I am not aware of. > > How much is this piano valued at on the world market and are there parts > > available for action replacement? Perhaps I need one of those Renner > catalogs > > that has all of the old style parts but everything is listed in German, > eh? > > "Sprechensie Deutche?" > > If anyone gets this at the convention please pass it around, ok! > > Thanks and Regards! > > Dale Whitehead, RPT > > Franklin Piano Restorations
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