Rebuilding/Non-Profit/Funding

[Tom Cole]

Robert Goodale wrote:
> 
> This is an old "standard" that has been used many times and in variation.
> It sounds really corny but it can work.  You don't necessarily have to
> divide the amount by 88 and sell each key for that amount.  An alternative
> is to "sell" keys in general for a fixed amount, say $15.00.  Contact other
> techs and dealers in your area and start scrounging up junk pianos to
> harvest keys.  It probably wouldn't take much effort to locate a few
> thousand keys after a couple hours of phone calls.

A real good source of piano keys is from techs who have done the
warranty replacement of Yamaha keys. I know I have at least one set all
nicely boxed up and ready to ship. Some of the white keys are slightly
greyed but otherwise too beautiful to throw away.

Tom Cole