Your approach sounds sensible Ed. But how do you go about getting an estimate from Steinway? Do they have a fee schedule or some such? Thanks. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <A440A@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 8:31 PM Subject: Re: Wet and Wild Steinway > Inre getting a quote from Steinway & Sons restoration dept: > Paul asks: > <<Why just NY, Ed? There are other quite (perhaps more) competent restorers > around?<< > > Agreed, I know from experience that insurance companies don't question > Steinway restoration prices. I like to use them as a baseline for deciding > what the loss is. Then, if a technician has a good relationship with a great > restoration facility, then it is easy for them to put their reputation on the > line for the quality of the finished piano. > The factory is not infallible, it is not the final, ultimate, > forever-ever-amen facilty to get the most out of an old piano. And with the > recent prices I saw posted in Reno, it is more expensive than any other place > I have seen. But it is a legitimate standard to arrive at a restoration > figure. I dunno, this has worked well for me in the past, others have better > angles on complete restoration projects? > REgards, > ED Foote RPT >
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