I inspected a piano a couple days ago that meet the description of the one you cite. Fabulous veneers. I talked them into junking it or making a computer desk out of it rather than trying to fix it. They also had just bought it for $300. I know it's a shame, but they are essentially worthless. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- >I have a lient with a 100 year old Herm. N. Peterson upright that they want > to sell. They were going to have me tune it and sell it locally, only > wanting to recover the $300 they spent when they bought it from an antique > shop a while back. When i arrived to tune it, I found the pin block badly > broken in the middle range of the piano. It is impossible to tune as is, > and they don't want to spend the money to get the pin block replaced. > There > are also some other minor action issues that you might expect with such an > old piano. > > The case is gorgeous burled wood with boack trim, in very good condition > really. The ivory keys are also in good condition. I am writing to see > if > anyone out there might be interested in purchasing it for wood, parts, or > whatever. I have taken many digital pictures of it that I will be happy > to > email to anyone who is interested. > > Thanks, > > Arlin Hall >
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