[pianotech] Rebuildable S&S B

[Greg Newell]

I suppose you could get a rough idea by asking this guy;

                                             Bob Friedman

                                               Over 40 years supplying

                                                 Steinway's to the trade

                                                      

                                                       888~627~1079

                                                       845~849~4197

                                                    RF12569 at aol.com

                                           SteinwayHunter at gmail.com

 

 

 

Greg Newell

Greg's Piano Forte

216-226-3791 (office)

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www.gregspianoforte.com

gpf at ameritech.net

 

 

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of paul bruesch
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 6:23 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: [pianotech] Rebuildable S&S B

 

I have a customer with a 1929 S&S (NY) B. It's been in a supper club for
many years, been rode hard and put up wet. Customer says the action is from
another B which was in even worse condition. This action is verdigris'd,
although I did very successfully use the brake parts cleaner trick on it. 

 

Customer has a second S&S B from 1968. It has also been in the supper club
for years, but it is in overall much better condition.

 

He called me recently to ask if I thought he could sell one or the other of
them. I suspect he's having cash flow issues, but I didn't ask. I suggested
he should sell the 1929 model - because then he'd still have a piano in the
place! He wanted me to suggest an asking price. I declined, but mentioned
something I'd read here a few years back about a rebuilding carcass going
for ca $1000 per foot. I don't recall if that was before or during the
plantetary economic slump... does that rule of thumb still apply? Or is it
regional, like a better-playing instrument?

 

Thanks!
Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

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