Dave, et al, Used to be (nominally) 7-10 years, and, there were certainly numerous exceptions. However, with the advent of the Rich Persons Tax Reform Act of 1986 (and similar legislation), it became significantly more profitable to put things on accelerated depreciation schedules. Also, and not entirely coincidentally, retiring out all those nasty, used up, no-good-anymore instruments, there was less around to be used as comparisons to the new, improved, longer-lower-wider models... Best. Horace At 01:06 PM 1/22/98 -0600, you wrote: >One might check Steinway and Baldwin on their view of longevity of their >C & A pianos. I don't think they leave them out there very long. Some >get rebuilt, some sold but they don't stay in concert service very long. >Does anyone know how long they are used before retirement? > >dave > >_______________________________________________ > >David M. Porritt, RPT >Meadows School of the Arts >Southern Methodist University >Dallas, Texas >_______________________________________________ > > Horace Greeley Systems Analyst/Engineer Controller's Office Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 650.725.9062 fax: 650.725.8014
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