Erard evaluation

[Dave Doremus]

On 6/17/04, Bob Hull said:

>
>no tuning pin torque, block is split open, it was
>"rebuilt" before they bought it in New Orleans a few
>years ago.
>

I'm curious where they bought it in New Orleans, many of the antique 
shops here are fairly scrupulous about rebuilding claims but some are 
not. If it was worked on it may be more problematic than if it is 
original. I have seen both Erards and Pleyels where some *&^% has 
tried to stick modern hammers in, thoughtlessly changed action cloth, 
generally boogered things up, and it can be a bear to restore. You 
might want to consider consulting someone like Ed Swensen who has a 
lot of experience with these.
-- 
----Dave


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Dave Doremus, RPT
New Orleans
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