Old uprights worth saving?

[Dean May]

Cost?

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272
Terre Haute IN  47802

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of gordon stelter
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:16 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Old uprights worth saving?

Speaking of which: I still have 3 super-ornate, 3
bridge, 1890's Knabes for sale, unrestored.
 2 Rosewood
( 50' and 55" ) and one ebony "Egyptian revival" 55"
Fretwork panels with silk behind, winged orbs, etc..
     Also one ( matching ) mechanical piano chair for
the ebony specimen.
     Thump

--- Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 7/12/2004 4:31:07 AM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
>
> My  opinion on whether old uprights are worth saving
> is - musically,
> absolutely  - but financially, I just don't know,
> and actually, am a bit
> Pessimistic  about that -- but I've never sold one.
>
> I have little doubt that a  high-end vertical is not
> easy to sell for high
> $$. How did you advertise  and how long were they on
> the market before sale?
> Oh, and BTW, did they say  "Steinway & Sons" on the
> fallboard? Thanks.
>
> Terry  Farrell
>
>
>      In a thread earlier this year I  posted that I
> have restored 3 beautiful
> Victorian uprights for  clients to the tune of about
> $12,000 apiece.  2 of
> these were virgin  Calif. pianos, one owner
> families. The boards were fine.
> Ivory was excellent on  2. Action wood not seriously
> degraded
>   Awesome musical outcome. No, this isn't the same
> as  selling them out right
> but selling had a part in getting them rebuilt. I'm
> finding the Victorian
> stuff is becoming increasingly attractive to buyers.
>  However I don't usually
> buy spec projects in this vein of work anymore. It's
> a  very narrow market but
> at least it's there at times. Know what I mean.
> Hey Terry you have uprights with new boards to sell.
> Did  you?
>    Dale
>




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