The finite life of wood grain, old piano restoration

[David Doremus]

Not to prolong this thread but I came in late and think someone along 
the way questioned whether any reputable restoration was possible with 
out replacing soundboards. Check this <http://tinyurl.com/5o3olw> out. I 
was lucky enough to meet these folks some years ago and they do 
absolutely amazing work. I think one of the underlying assumptions here 
is that the new pianos are necessarily better than old ones, and that's 
simply not the case. They are built with different expectations and 
mental models of what a piano ought to be but that doesnt make them 
better or worse, simply different, and they should be judged on their 
own terms.

--Dave

  New Orleans.