<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1> <STYLE></STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 acc_role="text" CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area"> <DIV> <DIV>Hi...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm afraid the work you ask for will exceed the value of the Bauer in Cost effectiveness of the project and the final outcome.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My first recommendation is..."Don’t.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>RJ</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:IFixPianos@yahoo.com href="mailto:IFixPianos@yahoo.com">Michael Magness</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:25 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Juluis Bauer Grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>We have acquired a Julius Bauer 5'5" grand in need of restringing, including block, full action work, keybushings and keytops and refinishing. My limited research shows the value of a rebuilt, refinished Bauer to be quite a differing spread. I found a 4'10" for $13,000 in Tennesee and a 5'5" "with new strings" for $2700 in New York.</DIV> <DIV>I decided I would check with the real experts, any thoughts?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.<BR>- Bertrand Russell<BR><BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR>608-786-4404<BR><A title=http://www.ifixpianos.com/ href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</A><BR>email <A title=mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</A> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>