Rob, No one has mentioned that the upper bass bridge appears to be "wood". Here in the Midwest, when I was just starting out in the 70s, I saw many "stencil" piano as this appears to be AND many showed signs of the upper bass bridge moving toward the tenor section. This would be obvious is the hammers appear to be all moved to the left and or deep groves in the upper bridge. Just for what it is worth. I know from customers that moved to the west coast and didn't take their "old upright" were sorry. They could have made a profit, even after shipping, if they would have taken it with them. Ken Gerler, RPT 631-4803 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob McCall" <rob at mccallpiano.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:25 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Lighte & Co. upright - help needed > Thanks Wim... > > I'm not sure I want to spend a lot of money, but I also see this as a > good opportunity to build my skills, knowledge, and experience. I may > change my mind once I price it out, however! > > Thanks for your input. > > Aloha, > > Rob > > On Aug 15, 2009, at 02:18 , wimblees at aol.com wrote: > >> Rob >> >> With new strings and a new action, yes, you might be able to get $1000 >> for it. If it's worth to you to do all that work, and spend all that >> money, go for it. >> >> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT >
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