<!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 size=2>They do not.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>And, yes, most anything can be done on a custom = basis.  Using traditional methods, the primary limitation is in the necessity of = making a plate pattern and having a plate cast.  We are now building a = prototype piano using an interlocking steel plate which by-passes the = casting.  Cost for a one-off piano, once we have the whole process figured out, will be = competitive with very high end pianos of similar size.  That is, we = could build a one-off piano of the Bosendorfer 290/Fazioli 308 size range for = prices similar to their retail prices.  Still frightfully expensive, of = course, but a lot less than going the cast plate route, and probably better in = the long run.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Depending on cabinetry, a large upright (of any = reasonable size -- sooner or later the action configuration would get rather = tricky, i.e., heavy unless the stickers were made out of something exotic) could also = be built for about the retail price of the Bosendorfer 130 -- i.e., in the = $40,000 to $50,000 range.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Del</FONT></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=VOCE88@AOL.COM = href="mailto:VOCE88@AOL.COM">VOCE88@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> November 27, 2000 3:14 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: bosendorfer = imperial pianos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>In a message dated 11/27/00 5:11:28 AM = Eastern Standard Time, <BR><A href="mailto:stephen_airy@yahoo.com">stephen_airy@yahoo.com</A> = writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">.  :(  I would also be interested in info on = the <BR>Stuart & Sons Australian piano (upright preferred -- = personal preference) <BR>(it has extra keys in the treble) but I don't even = want to think about the <BR>price tag on those considering what I know about = them! <BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I didn't think Stuart & Sons = ever made an upright. But I guess if you custom <BR>ordered one................... <BR><BR>Richard Galassini <BR>Cunningham Piano Co. & Factory <BR>Philadelphia, Pa. <BR>1 (800) 394-1117 <BR><A = href="http://hometown.aol.com/voce88/cunn.html">http://hometown.aol.com= /voce88/cunn.html</A> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>