This is typical of about a dozen letters a month I get from my web site. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: James Grebe <james at grebepiano.com> > Date: Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 9:40 AM > Subject: Re: Haines Bros. > To: "jamie> > Hi, > Your piano was built in 1919. By this time, it should certainly could use > some. The Haines was a lower-medium priced piano. Whether it deserves > work > to make it as good as it can be again depends mainly on how much it means > to > your family rather than making it a valuable piano in todays market, which > it is not, or ever will be. The general rule is to never put more into a > piano than what you can turn around and sell it for. > James > > > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 6:49 PM, jamie> jamie>> Hi James, >> >> Do you know the value of a Haines Bros. upright piano? It has a number >> on >> it of 65259 and inspected by Francis Haines. >> >> Any insight would be appreciated. It has been in our family for many >> years >> and needs some refurbishing but wasnt sure if it was worth doing. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jamie Emmons > > > > > -- > James Grebe > Piano Tuner-Technician, Est1962 > Custom Hardwood Caster Cups > Custom Writing Instruments > Theatre Organ Historian > 1526 Raspberry Lane > Arnold, MO 63010 > (314) 608-4137 > www.grebepiano.com > > > > -- > James Grebe > Piano Tuner-Technician, Est1962 > Custom Hardwood Caster Cups > Custom Writing Instruments > Theatre Organ Historian > 1526 Raspberry Lane > Arnold, MO 63010 > (314) 608-4137 > www.grebepiano.com >
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