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I dunno
<p>When you can find someone to pay your 50 grand for a Babe Ruth tradeing
card... or 25 grand for a Roger Marris... then I think a restore job by
Bullocks or anyone else in that neighborhood is at least par for
the course :)
<p>Cheer
<br>RicB
<p>Farrell wrote:
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<font face="Arial">Interesting tidbits
from <a href="http://www.thepianoworld.com">www.thepianoworld.com</a></font> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font face="Arial">"....a
St. Louis Piano Manufacturing Company Square Grand piano......It has just
had a $10,000 restoration performed on it......ones like this one are going
up, up, up in value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>One piano sales
manager said these instruments will be worth well into 6 digits in value
within 10 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">...</span>they are now
often selling in the $50,000 neighborhood if they can be found."</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font face="Arial">They
are asking $29,990. Amazing!</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font face="Arial">Terry
Farrell</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"></span><font face="Arial"><font size=+0>-----</font><font size=-1>
Original Message -----</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>From:
"Scott Jackson" <<a href="mailto:ScottWayneJackson@hotmail.com">ScottWayneJackson@hotmail.com</a>></font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>To:
"Pianotech" <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>></font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Sent:
Friday, October 10, 2003 8:11 AM</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Subject:
Re: Restoring crown</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>>
Alan,</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>> There are people who recrown soundboards.
There are people who say it can't be done. There are people who say that
you can try, but it's not worth it, or that it's not permanent. Probably
the most vocal proponent is D.L. Bullock at <a href="http://www.thepianoworld.com">www.thepianoworld.com</a>
who says:</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>SNIP</font></font></blockquote>
<p>--
<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>UiB, Bergen, Norway
<br><A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A>
<br><A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>
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