Info on 1890 Ivers and Ponds piano

[Farrell]

"sans soundboard"

What does that mean?

What exactly is the scope of your upright rebuilding process?

Thanks.

Terry Farrell
  
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> Well put, we have reubuilt more  and more uprights each year over the last five years and are currently doing about 20 this year.  Our cost for a typical restoration runs about 6k to 8k though (sans soundboard).  We do make it clear to our customers that there is not much of a market for restored uprights in our area and if they ar trying to make a profit this is not a viable option.  Most of our customers have sentimental feelings for their piano and profits are not in their thoughts.  The second group of customers want to end up with an exceptional piano with a history usually costing about half of what a new comparable quality upright would cost.
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> David Koelzer
> DFW