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In a message dated 10/23/2002 7:38:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
kpiano@goldrush.com writes:
> Subj:What's it worth?
> Date:10/23/2002 7:38:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:kpiano@goldrush.com">kpiano@goldrush.com</A>
> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> To:<A HREF="mailto:mathstar@salemnet.com">mathstar@salemnet.com</A>, <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
> Sent from the Internet
>
> Keith
Sorry I didn't get back to you on this but it sounds like you've
got it answered except that those old Kholers were awesome sounding pianos.
How are you doing ? Working yet? Hope your doing well. Let me know when/if
you've got a day here a there.
Dale
>
> Customer asked another funny question:"If I decide to sell it, what's it
> worth?" Well, the case is beautiful, it sounds okay (if tuned maybe 4 times
> a year, that is). I shaped the hammers and regulated the action--it's not
> perfect but plays quite nicely. Backchecks need new skins and regulating.
>
> I just went and looked at a 1906 Kohler and Chase upright. The lady wanted
> to know what it was worth. The case had a few defects with a nice music
> desk. Needed some work but it was obvious a tech had been taking care of
> it. Bass sustain forever. I told I would give her $500 for it and the stool
> with the glass balls for feet. I felt I could get higher price marketing it
> as an original San Francisco antique and told her that she should advertise
> there. As far as I know, these could be considered the M&H of the west
> coast. For our area, I thought $500 might have been too generous. We'll
> see. It gave her a starting point.
> Keith R
>
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