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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Great information Dale, and really sorry I missed
your seminar. And now out of the blue here's this '87 grand and someone just
gave me a 1868 upright in very nice original condition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</FONT></DIV>
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<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> Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Value of old S&S B</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"> Dear grass
hopper<BR> The B I took to convention is a 1928 souped up
hybrid board hot rod in satin mahogany with original ivory &
keysticks. The ideas incorporated were not mine but I put em
to good use anyway. <BR> This was not trashed but all
original from the dry state of Arizona. It received many of the
usual custom restoration processes discussed here....& wont' bore you with
the details. I'm asking about what new B's sell
for. (doesn't mean I'll get it) but folks really liked it at
convention. Laroy Edwards was here for the Seminar Sat & I was proud
when he seriously said it's the finest B he's ever heard. <BR>
All that to say...<BR> I find that pianos too far under the 1890 barrier
& the 85 notes deal is a downer to the retail price &
personally I don't speculate on these. There are B bridges of different
scales produced during this evolutionary time. Possibly for use with
the two types of wire in use at the time. One hard & one softer. For
dIfferent sonorities perhaps...Check the tensions.
Also Professional musicians don't prefer them. So make that the
finest 85 note B anybodies heard & I would guess it's worth 55 to
60K. Hey, as Trix is fond of saying "Something is worth what someone will
pay for a thing...be it a house...ughh. a prius or an suv.<BR>
That said I find Eds rule to be close. I like Ed's advice of a
$1,000 a foot. hmmm So <STRONG><EM><U>Foot
rule</U></EM></STRONG>.<STRONG><U>s</U></STRONG> Nice Ed !<BR>
Dale</FONT><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yea Dale,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rub it in. Grasshopper say " It does not say B.
It is 6'10" sn 62xxx ( a little earlier that what I posted before ) Modern
action. I'm getting lots of great as is values, now I'd like to know what Dale
Erwin would sell this for completely remanufactured."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How'd the seminar go, I was playing Hammond B3
with a choir on some kickin' gospel music or I'd of made it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grasshopper</FONT></DIV>
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href="mailto:erwinspiano@aol.com">erwinspiano@aol.com</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> Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:38
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Value of old S&S
B</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Fenton<BR><BR>Well see
if you'd a come to the early Steinway Seminar Sat you'd be all
proffesionalized about such things. Is it bent rim? Does it actually say B?
If I recall correctly Bill said the first Bs were built in 1878. But also
called by there style ie 1 ..2...3..4<BR>
Dale<BR></FONT><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Fenton Murray
<<A href="mailto:fmurray@cruzio.com">fmurray@cruzio.com</A>><BR>To: <A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>Sent: Tue, 5 Aug
2008 11:46 am<BR>Subject: Value of old S&S B<BR><BR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff">Dear
list, <BR>I'm looking at an old 6'10" Steinway s/n 68xxx, 85 note with
intact ivory, original finish was ebony now ugly antique white with all
original case parts in reasonable condition. Piano is basically a
rebuildable shell needing a board along with everything else but it is
playable and usable as is. <BR>In trying to advise my client I would
like to give them some idea as to it's as is value and potental completely
restored value. <BR>Help, please, <BR>Fenton <BR></DIV>
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