QUESTION ABOUT AN OLD PIANO

[Hechler Family]

John,

I REALLY HATE PEOPLE THAT MAKE BLANKET STATEMENTS !!!!

Over 99% of my customers, not only consist of the old beauties but many,
what most of you call "junkie" smaller uprights (consoles, spinets, etc)

SO WATCH IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND THAT GOES FOR THE REST OF YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Duaine

John Formsma wrote:
> Marshall,
>
> I am recommending people not do anything with old uprights. I no
> longer tune them, having built up a database that at present allows me
> to work on other pianos.
>
> My experience with old uprights is that they require more work than
> tuning. That "more work" ends up being personally unsatisfying because
> there is so much more work that should be done before tuning, and the
> customer is unwillling or unable to pay (and I don't recommend any
> work except full restoration which never gets a taker). Things like
> adjusting 1/4" or more of lost motion, backchecks, etc. Not to mention
> hard hammers and deteriorated everything that make tuning difficult.
>
> John Formsma
>
> On 5/24/07, pianotune05 at comcast.net <pianotune05 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>> Someone e-mailed me who wants to sell an old piano.  It's a Baurer
>> manufactured in Chicago.  I'm told that the piano is in pretty good
>> shape with one key not working. I'd have to check it out to get an
>> actual look at it.  I'm wondering first, does this person have a
>> chance at selling this old piano. She thinks it's a 100 year old
>> piano.  I asked her to provide the serial number, but she has not as
>> of yet.  Are these pianos worth rebuilding? If so, is there anyone
>> out there in my area, Chicago interested in an old piano for this
>> type of project?   What can I do to help her sell the piano as in the
>> role of a piano broker?  If its a hopeless case, what should I tell
>> her.  Thanks.
>> Marshall
>> Villa Park, IL
>>
>

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Duaine Hechler
Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ
Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild
Reed Organ Society Member
St. Louis, MO 63034
(314) 838-5587
dahechler at charter.net
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