<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'> <div>You can apply, but they will wait until the very last minute to approve the funds, but with many strings attached. (pun intended)</div> <div> </div> <div>Wim</div> <div></div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div> </div> </div> <div></div> <div></div> <div style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Dale Erwin <erwinspiano@aol.com><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 11:21 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Rebuilding old players<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_79405bc9-6b56-4e1b-b13e-3e9e944a07c8"> <font color="navy" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Thanks. Its a real investment. Maybe we can apply for government subsidies..... ok never mind<br> <br> <div style="clear: both;"><font color="royalblue" size="1"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><font color="black"><font color="mediumblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Dale Erwin R.P.T.<br> <font color="green">Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.</font><br> </font></font></font></b></font><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b><font size="1"><font color="black" size="1"><font color="blueviolet"><font color="black"> <font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Mason & Hamlin</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">/Steinway/</font><font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">U.S. pianos</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> </font></font></font></font><font color="cornflowerblue" size="1" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com" target="_blank">www.Erwinspiano.com</a></font><font size="1"><br> </font><font color="crimson" size="1" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Phone: 209-577-8397</font><br> <font color="darkgreen"></font></font></b></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br>  </font><br>   <font size="2"></font></tt></tt><br> <br> </div> <br> <br> <div style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Duaine Hechler <<a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a>><br> To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> Sent: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 10:33 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Rebuilding old players<br> <br> <div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="AOLMsgPart_0_2d0775fc-34f8-417c-a3b6-28e16acd5ec8"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>On 01/03/2013 10:14 AM, Dale Erwin wrote: > By the way what does it cost to make an old player functional again. Disregarding the piano part of course. I used to > know but I have almost zero inquiries about this any more. I have a good friend that has done it locally for approx > 45 years but he says the market is dead. I assume its not only the economy but the fact that the Piano -disc, QRS, > Live performance machines are more user friendly and the music library is massive. > Dale > > *Dale Erwin R.P.T. > Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc. > ** > * > > On 1/2/2013 11:36 PM, Joe DeFazio wrote: > > > Joe, let me guess: after the customer tells yo*_u"it only has a few > > leaks," you give them the price for the total player rebuild._* Is that it? > > That's very likely what it needs. > Ron N So far, I am booked up to 2015. (I say, so far, because who knows about the economy and/or people changing their minds) I had one back out from last year that - was - scheduled for this year. Unfortunately, the couple - never - officially - canceled. That was a seek-and-find player action with rebuild as well as major piano rebuild - new hammers, dampers, strings and pins - around $15,000 + they were going to have to get the cabinet refinished. Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding (314) 838-5587 / <a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a> / <a href="http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com" target="_blank">www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com</a> Home & Business user of Linux - 12 years </tt></pre> </div> </div> </font> </div>  </div> </font>