Rebuilding vs. Buying

[David Love]

There is such a thing as value added.  If you take a piano that has good
bones, so to speak, let's say a Knabe, and redesign the soundboard, put
in a new action and back action, you can create a piano which performs
at as high a level as any piano.  That piano may very well exceed the
typical value of such a piano.  Something to consider.    

David Love
davidlovepianos@comcast.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Don
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 1:09 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Rebuilding vs. Buying

Hi Matthew,

When the cost of the rebuild exceeds fair market value for the
instrument,
unless there is sentimental value.

Step one find replacement value in your community.

Step two add up costs of rebuild

At 10:41 AM 26/10/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>   What factors with their piano really determine that it would be
better
>to buy a new one rather than rebuild?
>
>Matthew Todd
>Todd Piano Works
>Piano Tuner/Technician
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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