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<DIV>In a message dated 8/29/2004 8:28:16 PM Pacific Standard Time,
bigda@gte.net writes:</DIV>
<DIV> <FONT size=3> Dave</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Back from Tahoe. Blue water & sky No
worries</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I actually I find your carcass comment to be righ=
t on
in CA. If were talking Steinway M's or L it's hard to find a beater M out he=
re
for less than 6 to 8K.( Ls 8 to 10 k) ( A's10 to 12 k) & (B s1=
0
14k )(Cs & Ds up to 15k or more.) I think the brothers back east h=
ave
more slection & thus lower prices since we're so far from the mother shi=
p.(
The factory) Know what I mean?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Your rebuilding prices are right inside the ball
park for first rate custom work with rebuilders shore to shore ,
sometimes less sometimes more. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV>
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find a reputable piano restorer through a personal<BR>> <BR>>>
referral, buy the shell, and let him/her do their thing. You1ll
spend<BR>> between<BR>> <BR>>> $8K and $15K for the shell, and=
between $25-30K for the rebuild. >><BR><BR><BR>> Wow, that =
is a
lot for a "shell".<BR><BR>Hello my friend...well, lookee here: if yo=
u
can sell me Steinways ready to<BR>be completely restored for $4-6K, iI'll =
buy
'em all day. But perhaps we're<BR>having "a semantic difference; " I call =
a
SHELL any piano that needs most of<BR>the major stuff; your "L" I would ca=
ll a
"Shell Plus." <g><BR><BR>I bet the weather in California right now i=
s
better then TIN-i-see,<BR>bubba....<BR><BR>XoxxoxoDavid
Andersen</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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