My list of top 10/20 pianos most desirable for rebuilding.

[Greg Torres]

> Would "Ricca & Son" by any chance be on that list?<

I doubt it

Best,
Greg Torres

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Airy" <stephenairy@fastmail.fm>
To: "Piano Tech list - PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: My list of top 10/20 pianos most desirable for rebuilding.


> Would "Ricca & Son" by any chance be on that list?
>
> On Thu, 23 May 2002 09:16:23 EDT, PNHISTIC1@AOL.COM said:
> > In a message dated 5/22/02 12:11:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > joegarrett@earthlink.net writes:
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I would like to start the list with: Chickering, Ivers & Pond, Olde
> > > Everetts, Olde Baldwins (D.H.), Kurtzmann, Heinzmann, Olde Kimball
Grands,
> > > German pianos in general, Bush & Lane, Broadwood & Knabe.
> > > Of course, there could be a list of best 100, that would be most
> > >
> >
> > There are boatloads of great old pianos out there awaiting
> > rejuvenation.  The
> > best ones I've encountered would include Ivers and Pond, AB Chase,
> > Stieff,
> > Heinzmann, Kurzmann, and one I haven't seen mentioned that would be at
> > the
> > top of my list: Ludwig!  And many others, of course.  I'm afraid to
> > look
> > through my Pierce Atlas, because the list might become too
> > cumbersome....
> >
> > Dave Stahl
>
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