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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Benjamin:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I would not turn this piano into a player until after she
purchased the piano as an acoustic instrument. What if she decided that
she did not want to buy it after you had gone ahead and installed the player
system? The market for Steinway concert grands is a pricey and small
one. Just think how small the market would be for a Steinway concert
grand player. Don’t paint yourself into a corner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Benjamin Loeb<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Steinway Concert Grand -- player piano<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have any feelings about turning a Steinway
concert grand into an electronic player piano? I have a potential buyer
of my piano who wants to add the disc system, or something like that. As
a piano purist, I am considering not selling her the piano if she is serious
because I don't want to affect the quality of the sound or action of the piano.
But, is it possible to attach these devices without affecting anything?
The piano would be in her home, but would be used for rather large (~100
people) home performances.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Benjamin Loeb</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>www.benloeb.com</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>p/f (915) 875-0231</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>c (915) 525-4033</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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