<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Well....... maybe next time you tune it. Not a = real biggie - just always curious. Don't move heaven and earth.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=dm.porritt@verizon.net = href="mailto:dm.porritt@verizon.net">David M. Porritt</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, February 03, = 2004 9:57 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Concert grand = repalcement value</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial></FONT>Terry:</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>Yes, it's a screw stringer and the best data I can = find indicate it was made in 1887.  To take pictures of the inside, = I'd have to remove a lot of .......uh, "pretty things" from the top.  I'll = see about doing that soon.  I tune it about every 5 years or so = whether it needs it or not.  If all pianos stayed in tune like that one, = we'd both be working at 7-Eleven!</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>dave</DIV><FONT face=Arial> <DIV align=left><BR>__________________________________________</DIV> <DIV align=left>David M. Porritt, RPT</DIV> <DIV align=left>Meadows School of the Arts</DIV> <DIV align=left>Southern Methodist University</DIV> <DIV align=left>Dallas, TX 75275</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>----- Original message ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Farrell <<A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>>= <BR>To: Pianotech <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Received: = Tue, 3 Feb 2004 09:44:58 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: Concert grand repalcement value</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><BR>Yes it will, but I forgot to = add the part about praying for rain, as in thunderstorm, and hoping for a direct = lightning strike. Or, anyone in your household have the nasty habit of smoking = in bed?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>BTW, any pictures of the piano? I own a couple = M&Hs, but they are 1912 & 1914. Is yours a screw-stringer? A pic with = top & bottom panels removed? (Kinda like Janet, but with the bottom off also.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=dm.porritt@verizon.net = href="mailto:dm.porritt@verizon.net">David M. Porritt</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, February 03, = 2004 8:54 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Concert grand = repalcement value</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>Terry:</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>I have a 115-year-old Mason & Hamlin = upright in my living room.  Will that work?</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>dave</DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV = align=left><BR>__________________________________________</DIV> <DIV align=left>David M. Porritt, RPT</DIV> <DIV align=left>Meadows School of the Arts</DIV> <DIV align=left>Southern Methodist University</DIV> <DIV align=left>Dallas, TX 75275</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>----- Original message ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Farrell <<A = = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>>= <BR>To: Pianotech <<A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Received: = Mon, 2 Feb 2004 19:30:24 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: Concert grand repalcement value</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>What does a new = one cost?  $100,000?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My homeowners policy is a = "replacement value" policy. If my 20 year old TV and my 30 year old stove burn up in a = fire, State Farm will replace my TV and stove with a similar model new TV = and stove. Likewise my worn out recliner - it burns up and I get a new = one. Why would a piano be any different?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Everyone should stash a worn-out 90-year-old Mason & Hamlin upright in their living = room. And have a replacement value homeowners insurance policy. Your = house burns up and you get a new $25,000 piano!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=rinkyd@pacbell.net = href="mailto:rinkyd@pacbell.net">Phil Frankenberg</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 02, = 2004 3:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Concert grand = repalcement value</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a customer with a Baldwin = D ,built in 1943 , in fair condition. He needs a replacement value for = insurance purposes. Any ideas on a fair median value here?  Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Frankenberg<BR>CSU Chico, = Ca.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>