Steinway square

[carl meyer]

Michael!  The worksmanship of that era was wonderful!  Now that I've
told you that, you won't have to buy one and rebuild it.  Chuckle!
Chuckle!
You have the same mental problem I do.  It's called terminal curiosity.
You know what that does to cats.

Seriously, I've installed a pianocorder in a steinway square grand for a
customer with good results.  What a job!  I was paid well and the job
was fun to say the least.

There used to be an antique dealer I was assoc with that would pay 1000
dollars for Steinway squares in any condition.  He would buy a used ford
pickup truck, load 2 sq grands on it, drive it onto a slow boat to
England, drive the truck off the boat and sell the truck in Germany,
then take the sq grands to Holland where someone liked them for
rebuilding.  I assume there was a market somewhere.

Here in Calif. I've had people give them to me, but I won't take any
more.
The market is between slim and none.  I'm the only one in my area that
is dumb enough to even work on one and I usually open a can of worms and
my fishing license has just expired so I may not renew it.  

Buttttttt! have fun.  I don't know what the insides of a copy machine
looks like but my neigbor was throwing one away so guess where it is. 
It's a large one sitting in my driveway waiting for me to tear it apart
and see if there are any parts in there to make a tool for piano work.
Oh Well.

Regards  

Carl Meyer Santa Clara, Ca.    (Everyone should show his location)









Michael Malone wrote:
> 
> As for rebuilding a square grand I'd like to do at least one to get a
> feeling for the workmanship of the era.
> 
> Michael in Orlando