[pianotech] Rebuildable S&S B

[paul bruesch]

Thank you, Ed. I will give him a heads-up and see what he has to say about
that.
PB


On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:21 AM, Ed Foote <a440a at aol.com> wrote:

> 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<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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