<!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> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 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=Wimblees@AOL.COM = href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@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 18, 2001 8:44 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Rebuilding = Candidate</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 3/17/01 8:46:30 PM Central Standard Time, <BR><A href="mailto:clarks11628@juno.com">clarks11628@juno.com</A> writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">The big question to you, oh esteemed listees, is: is = this a piano <BR>that is worth sinking bucks into, or will it end up worth = only what you <BR>put into it?  </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR><BR>New pin block and strings, recap bridges, shim and = refinish soundboard, new <BR>hammers, shanks and flanges, regulation, etc., = will cost about $8000. Value <BR>after rebuilding: Not more than $5000. = <BR><BR>Willem </DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" size=3>While for the most part I agree = with Wim -- OK, his price estimates for the work done might be some high and = his valuation for the value after rebuilding might be some low, but still... =  -- what will you have when you are through?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV></FONT><FONT face="Lucida Sans" size=3>If you take the trouble = to upgrade the scale a bit you'll end up with an instrument that will easily = outperform most anything new on the market of a similar size with a rim and frame = that will still outlast most anything new on the market of any size. So, what is = its value? Are we going to compare it with something new? What? What is = going to best it? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV></FONT><FONT face="Lucida Sans">Want to go really wild? Add in a = new soundboard with a bit of modification, a new semi-log bridge, new = wippens and a new back action. Now you'll have a piano that will really be great and = what will be it's value. Resale value? Who knows? Musical value? Wonderful! What = would match it? At any price.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Del</DIV></BODY></HTML>