> In a message dated 5/18/02 12:49:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > dlbullock@att.net writes: > > << Rebuild an old Ivers and Pond and you spend a > fraction of that amount. In a good shop such work would be over $4K but > seldom as much as $8K > > I usually have several being rebuilt at all times. I have often been a year > behind trying to get them all completed. We do not fix up or refurbish. We > do all new piano actions, recrown the soundboards, restring and refinish. > We seldom have one to sell because we are so busy doing pianos for > customers. Our finished product looks and sounds exactly like Grandma saw > and heard it when she bought it new. >> What kind of dollars are these? U.S.? I have heard a few quotes in this range, but I don't see how to do it properly for anything below about $12K. That's in U.S. dollars. Now we stated ".....looks and sounds exactly like Grandma saw and heard it when she bought it new." I'm assuming it looks and sounds that way because it IS like when Grandma bought it new. New everything. Every flange, pin, bushing, spring (inc. all the little damper thingees), felt, glue joint, all action parts, soundboard, bridges, keys rebuilt (inc. center rail hole), damper lifter rod, every everything is new or properly rebuilt - the only thing that potentially stays largely the way it was is the case and frame wood (although, that is reglued, etc.), keybed, action brackets, and action rails - most hardware would remain, but of course that is refinished at the least. And a grain-filled, hand rubbed laquer finish. You do all that for $4K to $8K? We're not sending these south of the border, are we? In that case, I see where you get it done for $4K! Terry Farrell
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