Good evening jimbell-ga and thank you for your question.
It is rather hard to give the ?best? as an answer in any type of
question as ?best? is a matter of opinion. However, I can supply you
with the names of two companies, one with 18 years experience and one
with 40 years experience in piano restoration.
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Seattle Piano Gallery
2230 8th Avenue
Seattle WA 98121
(206) 282-7101
In addition to staff craftspeople, independently contracted piano
technicians work in the fully functional shop. One of their full time
employees is a refinisher with 18 years' experience and their head
technician is a registered technician with the Piano Technician's
Guild and has over 20 years experience.
You can contact the owner, Amy Tucker at (
arnie@seattlepianogallery.com )or view their restoration web page at (
http://www.seattlepianogallery.com/restoration.shtml ) which includes
a before and after picture of one of the piano's they did.
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Piano Tom?s has over 40 years of experience restoring pianos and offer
free pick-up and delivery. He is also part of the Piano Technician's
Guild.
Phone: (425) 868-8260
Toll Free: (888) 687-8260
E-Mail: tom@pianotom.net
Or submit a question via their contact page: (
http://www.pianotom.net/seattle_piano_information.html )
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You can also contact the president of the Seattle Piano Technician
Guild who might be able to give you some advice
Jeannie Grassi
(206) 842-3721
Email: jcgrassi@earthlink.net
or contact one of the Seattle Chapter?s registered technicians:
ALKANA, JOSEPH F. RPT
425-747-4914
Email: josephspiano@comcast.net
BARBER, BILL J. RPT
206-679-3220
Email: bjbarber@comcast.net
BRADY, STEPHEN H. RPT
206-281-8292
Email: stephenhbrady@hotmail.com
CASHION, JACK C. RPT
206-324-4773
Email: jackspianoshop@comcast.net
CRAVEN, SCOTT H. RPT
206-233-0640
DAVIS, JEFFERY A. RPT
Email: davisclan5@comcast.net
Web: www.jefferydavis.com
DELAURENTI, PETER RPT
206-282-8870
DILLINGER, ROBERT G. RPT
206-381-3074
Email: bobdillinger@msn.com
GABLE, ROGER T. RPT
425-252-5000
Email: rgable@gte.net
GOHEEN, JOSEPH W. RPT
425-487-6063
Email: joskilvr@aol.com
GRASSI, JEANNIE RPT
206-842-3721
Email: jcgrassi@earthlink.net
GROSS, CHRISTOPHER B. RPT
425-640-8518
Email: christophergross@earthlink.net
HOLLISTER, GREG T. RPT
360-793-3444
Email: gregh@premier1.net
HOPFINGER, FRANK RPT
206-362-1058
HYUN, SUKTAE RPT
425-349-3544
Email: SUKTAEH@YAHOO.COM
KIM, BEVERLY L. RPT
253-946-8860
Email: BeverlyLKim@comcast.net
KLAPWYK, RAY R. RPT
360-724-4044
Email: rayklapwyk@msn.com
Web: www.rayspiano.com
LOFTON, JACK M. RPT
206-706-9383
MCMORROW, EDWARD J. RPT
206-343-9901
Email: toneman@cmc.net
Web: LighthammerPiano.com
MOORE, PHILLIP H. RPT
206-784-5322
PETRICH, DEAN G. RPT
360-730-7992
Email: petrich@whidbey.com
Web: www.enviroalternatives.com/piano.html
RUE, DANIEL J. RPT
360-293-7152
Email: danrue@verizon.net
RUSH, RANDY RPT
206-525-7601
Email: randyrush@earthlink.net
SPIEL, CURTIS A. RPT
206-938-8303
Email: curtspiel@yahoo.com
STEEGE, DAVID J. RPT
Seattle, WA
Email: djsteege@hotmail.com
STEVES, RICHARD J. RPT
425-774-4307
Email: JD4Edmonds@aol.com
TRIVELAS, CHRIS A. RPT
425-888-3798
Email: catpub@snovalley.com
WILDES, KENN B. RPT
425-836-3860
Email: wildwood@isomedia.com
Web: Wildespianos.com
WILLANGER-CADY, SUSAN RPT
206-937-1568
Email: susanw@u.washington.edu
WILLIAMS, PAUL T. RPT
877-346-3864
Email: pno2nr@whidbey.com
WOOD, DOUGLAS E. RPT
206-935-5797
Email: dougwood.pianoman@att.net
Piano Technician Guild
( http://www.ptg.org/)
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I hope this answers your question. If you would like clarification
before rating my answer, please do not hesitate to ask!
Nenna-GA
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Clarification of Answer by
nenna-ga
on
09 Jul 2005 10:17 PDT
Jimbell - I contacted the owner of the Seattle Piano Gallery as to her
opinion of your piano and also asked about the experience of her
comapny/workers. This was her reply:
" Have your client call us and we will put him together with Jim Flood
our refinisher who has over 20 years experience with all types of
woods and finishes.
We can happily do the work, but is a 1920's Settegren (we know the
brand and have one currently in our shop to be rebuilt) worth the cost
to strip, repair and refinish. The cost, if in a closed grain finish,
would be over $4000 just for that aspect.
A piano that age probably needs new strings, hammers, dampers, etc.
This could add another $4000 or more.....
Unless the Settegren is an heirloom, I would vote he buy another piano.
Thanks again!
Arnie Tucker, owner
206-714-3512"
Please feel free to give her a call with any questions you might have
and good luck!
Nenna-GA
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