Paul, I would like to respond to the rebuilding part of your post. As I see it, the only sad part about this situation is that the piano deserved much better. If the client paid only $800 for oversize pins, all new strings and even a mediocre case refinishing, she got more than her money's worth, don't you think? And she admitted she couldn't afford more than that. I feel worse for the piano than the client. Then there is also the possibility that the person who did the work never claimed to do a complete rebuilding. Things get twisted. I've wondered already, when I told the owner of a cheap spinet that it hold its tune well, if they don't tell their friends that I said their piano is good quality. And I also recall the 25-year-old Kawai grand I service that desperately needs a new pinblock, but the client is sure she was told it needs a new soundboard (which has nothing wrong with it). Oh well.... Regards, Clyde Hollinger, RPT Lititz, PA, USA Paul Chick wrote: > > List: > I just tuned a rosewood 4'10" Gaveau grand from Paris #77879. The > owner told me it has the "insides made by Bosendorfer and the outside > made by someone else." The veneer work is exquisite! The top is done > in quartersawn rosewood in a sunburst pattern of at least 3 dozen > matched pieces. The rim is done in fans of matched rosewood framed and > repeated. She had it "rebuilt" by someone she could finally afford > "for about $800.00." Sad. I don't have all the details, but I feel > badly for the client. The "refinishing" does not do justice to the > beautiful and talented work of the case maker. The "insides" were not > replaced, just cleaned with very little regulating, no > voicing-oversize pins and new strings. I know I'm off on a tangent > here. I'm sorry. It's maddening to see what people can be told by > "technicians" with a silver tongue. Anyway. Does anyone have or had > any experience and background on this piano? I didn't have time to > explore the "insides" but I'm sure I'll see it again. > Thanks. > Paul Chick RPT
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