In a message dated 3/13/99 1:09:43 AM !!!First Boot!!!, btrout@desupernet.net writes: << I know we're talking 'Old Upright' here, so I wouldn't fault anyone for doing a "just get 'em through 'till the rest of the thing falls apart in a million pieces on the living room rug" type of repair. But if I have an option, and the rest of the piano isn't too bad, I much prefer to make a new bass bridge rather than repair the old one. >> Brian: Apparently you do not know the Rippen piano. They are not old uprights. They are relatively new pianos, but of very poor quality. I'm ashamed to admit they were made in Holland, (my birth country). My dad used to sell them, because he thought Dutch pianos were supposed to be good. But even he admitted they were junk. You should have seen some of the cases they had. It was kind of like, if they won't play right, they can at least look good. Willem Blees
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