Hi Paul, I did say that the 1K per foot rule held for regular ebony pianos, and that other considerations changed it, usually upwards. I don't think it would be too much for a piano this old with questionable action fitting thrown in. I may even have a likely candidate for a customer. If so, I will call. As a basket case, $ 7,000 for a B would make a lot of sense for a school that wanted to invest $ 30 K in a new board,action and finish. A ready to go B for $ 37,000 would be a good investment. Ed Foote RPT http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html -----Original Message----- 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. 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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