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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It may not be as old as you
think.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Quite often people assume the date on the plate,
which is the date the company was founded, is how old the piano
is.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Find out what she is going to use the piano for,
then make the decision what you will do.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>If it is for a child to take lessons on, then A440
is a must.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Another reason for A440 is, when it is used with
other instruments.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Ok, so it looked antique, but it could still only
be 100 years old.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Lots of these old pianos can come up to
A440.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Just check for signs of a separated pinblock. I.e.
sight along the back, or along the plate line in conjunction with the
top or some other reference point.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net
href="mailto:l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net">Leslie Bartlett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 25, 2008 11:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> not too much badmouthing
please</DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I got an email from some girl who actually as paid
money for an upright piano she says is about 125 years
old
.. I don't know WHY she did this, but I somehow expect
that "it looked so quaint and like an antique". She wishes me to
actually attempt to tune the
thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What have I done to deserve
this? Anyhow, assuming (and I can't even find a comment for that)
it is tuneable, can it be brought up to 440, or would one at all costs keep
the pitch significantly lower. I'm praying it will fall off a
truck in the move, but fear I might have to face it. So, without making
me pay too much for this obvious reward of past sins, a bit of help,
please? I'm scared already, and have been blessed not to see it to
date
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>les bartlett</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>