Exactly. If I think/know the piano owner will not be happy with the piano after stated tasks are completed, I will not do the work. Ya just gotta walk away from some of these. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- > What makes you (or he) think that the parts from a piano of the > same period would be in any different shape than his own? You need to > decide what kind of work you are willing to put your name on. > > best, > Greg Newell > > > At 03:50 PM 11/22/2005, you wrote: >>Hi All >> >>I looked over an old Henry F. Miller full upright a few days ago and the >>owner would like to have it restored. Serial #39226 (1910). He just >>doesn't want to pay a few thousand dollars to do it. He wanted to know how >>available the parts might be, even from other old HFM uprights. I told him >>I'd check, but I didn't think that would be very successful or cost >>effective to try that route. But he wanted me to ask anyway, so if anyone >>knows of any full actions from that same period that he might be able to >>purchase and salvage parts from let me know. >> >>Thanks >>Daniel Carlton
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