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Re: Hey Ben         


Author: Ben newsam
Date: Sep 7, 2008 01:34

On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:23:50 +0100, Halla
drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
>Want a trip to Inverary? This popped up on a local Freeshare group:
>
>"I have an old pianola and about 150 rolls. It needs some restoration
>and I'd hate to just dump it (my daughter learnt to play the piano on
>it). I'm hoping someone might welcome the opportunity to restore it
>and enjoy it. It's very heavy and would have to be collected from
>Furnace near Inveraray, Argyll."
>
>Dunno if someone has taken it. Cool thing to be giving away, I
>thought.

Wow. Yes. Oh dear. I hope she doesn't dump it. The trouble is, of
course, that if someone is to commit to possibly hundreds of hours of
restoration, it has to be worth the effort. The rolls are probably
"worth" upwards of about 50p each though, depending on condition. Do
let me know the URL, and I will investigate, and possibly pass it on
to people who might be better able to help.
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Re: Hey Ben         


Author: Ben newsam
Date: Sep 7, 2008 08:52

On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:45:32 +0100, Halla
drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
>So if we could somehow teleport this one life would be grand? I
>wish I could!

Well... not quite. It would depend on the condition it is in. Some are
past saving, or at least past being worth spending effort on. Some
people might want to put the effort in though, you never know. It can
be a *huge* amount of work, even for a pianola that on the face of it
seems to be almost in working order.
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Re: Hey Ben         


Author: Ben newsam
Date: Sep 7, 2008 16:19

On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:27:31 +0100, Halla
drunkenbastards.spam.com> wrote:
>Apparently there may be someone interested in this one but if it falls
>through will I give the guy your e-mail addy to get in touch so yo can
>discuss condition?

Yes, of course. I hope it finds a good home though.
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