soundboards

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On 18-jan-05, at 22:02, Terry wrote:

> New D. Sell it for $90K. Buy an old one for $15K. Dump $40K into it 
> and have
> a better-than-new piano and $35K left over.
>
> I have an idea you won't like that answer either.


As I said before, my hypothetical gift of two beautiful Steinway D's 
was free, gratis, ne pas de moolah.
Alright?
>
> Do you mean I would have to live with my selection for some decades to 
> come?
> Let's assume so. Would the old one be original condition? By chance 
> was the
> old D hermetically sealed in a climate-controlled box and never played 
> for
> the last hundred years (and maybe the soundboard blocked up so that the
> panel didn't crush?)?

No, we're talking about an un-used new D versus a used hundred year old 
D because what you describe : a hermetically sealed climate controlled 
box D is very rare and probably not existing.
Besides, the issue here is : old wood versus new wood.



friendly greetings
from
André Oorebeek

Vita Dura Est