[pianotech] Plate Repair

[Terry Farrell]

Perhaps you may have not seen the other post by the original poster on  
this subject. He stated that it was a family heirloom (and presumably  
they want THAT piano....). Whereas I agree with you totally (and hence  
my 1-800-JUNK comment), when they say it is an heirloom - and only  
THAT piano will be in my house - AND they are willing to pay to do it  
right - hey, why not?

Terry Farrell

On Dec 1, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

> All the evidence I’ve found so far suggests that the manufacturers  
> of the day considered the life expectancy of their products to be  
> about 20 to 30 years. By this time they assumed that the musicality  
> of their instruments would have degraded to the extent that no  
> discerning and respectable family would want to continue using them  
> and would be back for a replacement. There was concern over what to  
> do with all the “old” pianos that would be coming back to the  
> dealers warerooms and the manufacturers were licking their chops in  
> anticipation of this steady stream of new business.
>
> Well, we all know how well that worked out…and here we are,  
> something over 100 years on wondering how to convince the owner of a  
> piano that the manufacturer was prepared to write off some 70 or 80  
> years back that his piano, now with a catastrophic failure to a main  
> structural member, may not be worth repairing.
>
> I’m all for rebuilding/remanufacturing these old things—but  
> somewhere the dollars have to match reality.
>
> ddf
>
> Delwin D Fandrich
> Piano Design & Fabrication
> 620 South Tower Avenue
> Centralia, Washington 98531 USA
> del at fandrichpiano.com
> ddfandrich at gmail.com
> Phone  360.736.7563
>
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf Of Terry Farrell
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 5:41 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Plate Repair
>
> I didn't say it, but regardless of the manufacturer, when a piano is  
> that old, your recommendation is quite appropriate IMHO.
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> On Dec 1, 2010, at 8:25 AM, J Patrick Draine wrote:
>
>
> Most of the Haines "original parts/heirloom aura" pianos I've  
> encountered over the decades have been in pretty dreadful condition,  
> and didn't appear to have been "built for the ages." Make sure you  
> give them a quote for "complete remanufacture", along with that  
> plate repair. If they negotiate for less, at least they are  
> forewarned, in writing.
> Patrick Draine

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