Please forgive my alternate view. Actually, I rather like pianos that are dead and decomposing as rebuild candidates. When I run into pianos that are still "nice" but mostly worn out, the general line of thinking is usually trying to minimize what gets done to resurrect it. When I run into something that's "gone", and there's nothing left of the original to resurrect, that's when I feel I can do the most. There are some exceptions, though, at least for me. I don't want one with a broken plate. I don't want one with MAJOR case damage, and by that I mean serious delamination such as one that had been soaked with water. Most of the rest, I can build, maybe better than was ever there from new. Is it practical? Maybe, but probably not. If it says "Steinway" on it, then it might very well be worthwhile financially. (I have one right now that's not much better than Stephen's picture that does say "Steinway" on it. It will get most everything it can get. And I suspect that someone will want it when it's done and be willing to pay for it too. My two cents... (and we all know how much $0.02 will buy ya!) No offense intended. Take care, Brian T. --- Z! Reinhardt <diskladame@provide.net> wrote: > That piano looks more than just dead -- it's > decomposing. My first > inclination is to say that practicing > rebuilding skills on that would be > like practicing surgical techniques on an > animal that had been dead in the > gutter for about a month. ===== Brian Trout Grand Restorations 3090 Gause Blvd., #202 Slidell, LA 70461 985-649-2700 GrandRestorations@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com
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