You're not really comparing with a new one but an already rebuilt one less the value of the D that you have that you can sell. still probably better to rebuild what you have if you can take the uncertainty of the outcome if you have something specific in mind. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com (sent from bb) -----Original Message----- From: <mario at pianosinsideout.com> Sender: caut-bounces at ptg.org Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:00:04 To: <caut at ptg.org> Reply-To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway D How much money would it take to replace this piano vs. rebuild it? Even if you think you don't need to replace it now, the school may grow in the future, but the capital outlay funding may not be available then. I'd do eveyrthing to keep the inventory. For the price of anything comparable you can afford to rebuild this instrument from the ground up including new soundboard, backaction, keyboard and finish. It's a lot of hassle and work (if you will do it), but it is worth it IMO. Mario Igrec _____ From: Mckeever, James I [mailto:mckeever at uwp.edu] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:40 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: [CAUT] Steinway D We own a D, which was built in 1972, and is a total lemon. I am thinking that I want to surplus it, because if it is rebuilt I can't be sure it will be a good piano. I would welcome any opinions on this! Thanks, Jim McKeever -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20110121/eff62750/attachment-0001.htm>
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