[pianotech] Civil war era piano

[David Ilvedson]

According to Pierce Emerson made pianos in 1850...
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA 94044

Original message
From: wimblees at aol.com
To: toddpianoworks at att.net; pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 4/2/2009 10:14:00 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Civil war era piano

 Todd
She probably saw 1865 as one of the patent dates and presumed it to be the year the piano was made. Be sure to tell her you charge $XX for an estimate and appraisal. That usually discourages them from getting any work done. You should also explain that if indeed the piano was made in 1865, the parts and glue joints are too brittle to work on, and that in order to make the piano play, you might need to replace some of the broken parts with new ones. 

Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Mililani, Oahu, HI
808-349-2943
Author of: 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 5:52 am
Subject: [pianotech] Civil war era piano

I just got an e-mail from someone wanting piano work done on their 1865 Emerson upright.
She states the piano needs some work, and also says she wants to keep all the original parts.
According to Reblitz, this piano is classified as an antique.
My first call would be to set up an appointment to actually look at the PSO....err, I mean piano.

 TODD PIANO WORKS 
Matthew Todd, Piano Technician 
(979) 248-9578
http://www.toddpianoworks.com


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