<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianobuilders@olynet.com href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">Delwin D Fandrich</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> March 15, 2002 9:49 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Jack Wyatt - G = Scale M&H</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=JWyatt1492@AOL.COM href="mailto:JWyatt1492@AOL.COM">JWyatt1492@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> March 14, 2002 11:34 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Jack Wyatt - G = Scale M&H</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial = size=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">To make a comparison I would say<BR>that if one = was restored well you would<BR>have to PAY  $15.000 to = $18.000<BR>for a new upright to just get close <BR>to it in performance  and let's = not  even <BR>mention durability. This is not even close <BR>to being one = of the shiny disposable<BR>pianos. Good luck and let us all know how<BR>it = turns out after rebuilding.</FONT></FONT><FONT = face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> = </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>It puzzles me why there doesn't seem to be = much of a market for these instruments. Companies like M&H built them to the = same standards as their grands. I disagree with one point, though, Jack. = What do you think could be purchased (of those verticals being built today) = for $15,000 to $18,000 that has any chance of comparing favorably with one = of these pianos? I've only encountered a couple of these things over the = years, but <STRONG><EM>none</EM></STRONG> of the current Japanese or European = verticals--regardless of price--is even close to this league.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000080>Actually, I should not have said I = 'disagreed' with Jack. It's more that I don't think he went far enough. As I said, regardless of price, <STRONG><EM>none</EM></STRONG> of the new vertical = pianos on the market today are in the same league as some of these old = uprights. And not just M&H G-scale uprights. Many great old instruments fit into = this group.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000080>Certainly not structurally. Select = Hardwood backposts are not the same as maple or oak. Or even well-seasoned spruce = for that matter. MDF core stock, now considered an economic necessity, is = not the same as a properly made lumber-core ply panel. If only there were some = advances in scaling or soundboard design the new pianos could point to as a = superior feature--but, alas, there are none. </FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000080>About the only thing that can be = said in favor of the new verticals is that they are smaller and--if only it weren't = for the added weight of the MDF--they would be easier to move. </FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000080>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>