<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Del Fandrich writes in response = to wm. blees post on rebuilding a 5ft, 4' Schiller.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My comments follow</FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica> <DIV> </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> <DIV>          Del, I = believe this idea to be the future of the American piano rebuilder.  Really, = what does a new Asian or whatever new or inexpensive piano have that's worth more = than a custom rebuilt American grand with hard wood rim.The individually = handcrafted re-manufactured piano will sound and play better than the"new" piano = shaped objects so why should we get less for our product? </DIV> <DIV>   Actually the well  re-manufactured piano is worth = as much or more than the "new ones " (in my opinion) because of the non assembly = line aspect of small shop operations,individual pride, attention to details = and the freedom to make changes and improvements without the cumbersome = bureaucracy of the corporate structure.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Just my two cents worth(Propaganda)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>    Dale Erwin</DIV></BODY></HTML>