---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment The A is 5'8" the AA is 6"4" and the BB is 6'11' and change - aka 7' Fred Fornwalt RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: Wimblees@aol.com Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 7:20 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: mason & hamlin est. In a message dated 1/25/03 11:09:03 PM !!!First Boot!!!, A440A@aol.com wr= ites: << mason &Hamlin grand, circa 1907 . It's about 6' and has new bass =20 strings and pins, however the plain wire have the dreaded "gold" paint l= eft =20 behind from a do-it-yourself painted plate. Case could use a refinishing = and =20 the soundboard needs some shimming. Action is in decent shape having had =20 some extensive (professional) repairs done in the past ten years. >> That soundboard is more than likely dead. 90 year old boards that still =20 perform well are rare. Figure on $7,500 for the belly work. If the act= ion =20 is in good shape, then the refinishing,(maybe $5,000) would put the =20 investment required for a quality piano at $13,000 (remember cartage). =20 The piano should bring around $25,000-$30,000, so I would guess about =20 $4,500 would be the most a tech would want to spend to buy the hulk. Al= l =20 figures are general. =20 Ed Foote RPT =20 Ed, Terry Terry, measure the thing. There is no 6' M&H. It's either 5'8" (A), or 6'= 4" (BB). =20 If it's an A, it won't bring any where near $25,000, especially with an o= riginal action. More like $15,000, and that is if the action had been reb= uilt. That makes the whole sale value, as is, a lot less. More like $1500= - $2000. =20 Now, if this was a BB, the figures Ed quoted would be more in line. =20 Wim =20 T =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/03/c2/69/14/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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