1920s Steinway M Value

[Avery Todd]

Boy, between you and Wim, I just can't win today! :-)

Avery

At 04:22 PM 01/06/03 -0600, you wrote:

>On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 03:38  PM, Avery Todd wrote:
>
>>Isn't that the era with the Verdigris problem? Does that price include 
>>replacing
>>all the action parts? If I'm correct, of course! :-)
>>
>>Avery
>
>Some pianos with "green stuff" in the action parts have no problem at all. 
>As a matter of fact,
>I have seen plenty of old Steinways with moderate "green stuff" that have 
>nice, firm pinning and tightness within normal ranges, wonderful. Without 
>the "green stuff" I'd wager those same actions would have "dry, fly-away" 
>centers with no friction at all, unplayable.
>
>It's hard to maintain an opinion that is so completely at odds with the 
>prevailing view, but there it is: "Green stuff" ain't necessarily bad; in 
>fact, sometimes its downright great.
>
>Kent Swafford
>
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