<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>The A is 5'8" =
the AA is 6"4" and the BB is 6'11' and change - aka 7'</DIV> <DIV>Fred Fo=
rnwalt RPT</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0p=
x; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; M=
ARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message=
-----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: =
black"><B>From:</B> Wimblees@aol.com</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial=
"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 25, 2003 7:20 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FON=
T: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10p=
t Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: mason & hamlin est.</DIV> <DIV> </D=
IV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMI=
LY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 1/25/03 11:09:03 PM !!!First Boot!!!,=
A440A@aol.com writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MA=
RGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE==
"CITE"><< mason &Hamlin grand, circa 1907 . It's ab=
out 6' and has new bass <BR>strings and pins, however the plain wir=
e have the dreaded "gold" paint left <BR>behind from a do-it-yourself pai=
nted plate. Case could use a refinishing and <BR>the soundboard needs som=
e shimming. Action is in decent shape having had <BR>some extensive (prof=
essional) repairs done in the past ten years. >><BR><BR>That =
soundboard is more than likely dead. 90 year old boards that still =
<BR>perform well are rare. Figure on $7,500 for the belly wor=
k. If the action <BR>is in good shape, then the refinishing,(maybe =
$5,000) would put the <BR>investment required for a quality piano at $13,=
000 (remember cartage). <BR> The piano should bring around $2=
5,000-$30,000, so I would guess about <BR>$4,500 would be the most a tech=
would want to spend to buy the hulk. All <BR>figures are gen=
eral. <BR><BR>Ed Foote RPT <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Ed, Terry=
<BR><BR>Terry, measure the thing. There is no 6' M&H. It's either 5'8=
" (A), or 6'4" (BB). <BR><BR>If it's an A, it won't bring any where near =
$25,000, especially with an original action. More like $15,000, and that =
is if the action had been rebuilt. That makes the whole sale value, as is=
, a lot less. More like $1500 - $2000. <BR><BR>Now, if this was a BB, the=
figures Ed quoted would be more in line. <BR><BR>Wim <BR><BR>T</FONT> </=
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