Hi Tom, In my opinion, if I were going to rebuild an upright piano, a Charles Stieff would be on my top ten list of upright pianos I would like to start with, perhaps my top five. Yes, they did have some unusual things in some, like you have described. But that wouldn't stop me. I think they're very heavily and solidly built and have one of the best tonal qualities that I've heard in the "old upright" piano. They were a quality piano when new and even after almost 100 years, it would seem it's still doing pretty well where many have been hauled to the dump. With the right care along the way, I wouldn't be at all suprised to see that piano see 2103. It might have a new soundboard & pinblock along the way, and some other stuff, but survive, nonetheless. Just one opinion. Good luck, Brian T. ===== Brian Trout Grand Restorations 3090 Gause Blvd., #202 Slidell, LA 70461 985-649-2700 GrandRestorations@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com
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