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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. With reference to the tuning-pin-pinblock-wood
interface, the plugs are the equivelent of a new pinblock.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. IMHO, only if the piano shopper/owner is looking
for a new high-end upright. A new high-end upright costs around $25K. One can
redesign and remanufacture a piano better than new for that price or maybe even
a little less.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">I'm
curious about two topics:</DIV>
<P>1. Under what conditions do you see umpty-ump (200+) plugs
inserted and drilled as a better fix than oversized pins?</P>
<P>2. How many old uprights do you see that are really worth this much time,
trouble, and money? Seems like my customers just bail out when it gets too
pricey. I've done a couple of restrings/new hammer/new felts/regulation kinds
of rebuilds, but in most cases, anything over $700 or $800 and they consider
other options. Even some premium brands (Crown, Steinway, Knabe, ...) die or
sit barely playable rather than being rebuilt. I certainly can't imagine
rebuilding any upright as a spec piano and hoping to make a profit ... got to
be an heirloom or family treasure to have that kind of value, or so it seems
to me.</P>
<P><BR>Alan Barnard</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>