<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 3/17/01 8:46:30 PM Central Standard Time,
<BR>clarks11628@juno.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">The piano is a Schiller 5'4" grand, with a black walnut
<BR>"Starburst" finish. It is in pretty good shape (the finish that is) It
<BR>is beautiful, dark on the edges, and rubbed-out in the middle to expose
<BR>beautiful grain. Anyone farmiliar with this finish?
<BR> The pinblock is shot, the board still has about 1/8th or so of
<BR>crown (one crack that is bad enough to warrant some kind of repair), the
<BR>bridges look like candidates for epoxy treatment, cracks there, but not
<BR>too bad. Needs new hammers and shanks, regulation, cleaning, etc.
<BR> The serial number is #86,285, which my atlas says is 1934 or
<BR>1935.
<BR> The big question to you, oh esteemed listees, is: is this a piano
<BR>that is worth sinking bucks into, or will it end up worth only what you
<BR>put into it? </BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>New pin block and strings, recap bridges, shim and refinish soundboard, new
<BR>hammers, shanks and flanges, regulation, etc., will cost about $8000. Value
<BR>after rebuilding: Not more than $5000.
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<BR>Willem </FONT></HTML>