>Carl, I had a very similar conversation this past Saturday with a young >couple that had just gotten a Vose and Sons Upright(circa 1889) that needs >everything - they want to get it playing. >The price I quoted them to 'get it playing' would be a good down-payment on >a decent new Console..and I told them that... Rook- Make sure that you can get the plate out of that Vose (should you need to) before you commit to this job. On most of the old Vose's I've seen, the sides were glued on in such a way as to make this difficult, if not impossible without destroying the case. - Mark
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