Grand caster cups reply

[James Grebe]

To Wim and others,

    True you can get them from Schaff cheaper but they are not the same
thing.  Mine are out of the real wood like walnut, cherry, etc.  Schaff's
are oak or poplar and stained to LOOK LIKE the various wood species. Mine
are made by a real person, me, not by a automated machine.  Mine have
"personality". Don't be confused.
    It is like, what are you after, the real thing or something that looks
like the real thing.  Have you tried pricing real exotic hardwood lately.
The last I bought, Chichen was $25. a board foot compared to a couple of
dollars for poplar.  Then it takes about an hour a piece to make them and
finish them.
 You decide what is expensive or what is a good value.

James Grebe.
R.P.T. of the P.T.G
pianoman@inlink.com
Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in
St. Louis, MO
-----Original Message-----
From: Wimblees@AOL.COM <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: Grand caster cups


>In a message dated 98-10-14 20:55:08 EDT, you write:
>
><< Hi List,
>   I am seldom called upon to supply grand piano owners with caster cups so
> I didn't bother recording the email address of "Mr. Wooden Caster Cup".
> So, today I was asked about them and want to place an order.  Whoever
makes
> them, please respond to me privately at ted@brevard.net.  I need to get a
> price quote and possibly place an order when I get the go-ahead from the
> customer.
>
>   Thanks.
>
> Ted Simmons >>
>
>
>Ted:
>
>I am sure Jim Grebe will contact you. His caster cups are very nice, but
they
>are also very expensive. You can order 3" or 5" wooden caster cups in all
the
>popular colors, (ebony, walnut, mohogany and oak), from Schaff, for about
half
>the price.
>
>Wim Blees.
>