>
Well these prices are a deal.....  did you know that my quest for a 
Hass copy revealed odd pricing.... so i didn't  pursue it

The new Keith Hill double was about 113,000  and another builder quoted 
130,000 with three manuals.  Of course the cases were  gonna be kinda 
pretty (but not too elaborate)...  but i decided to forget the whole 
thing....

Anyway i just found something even more fab.....  so i don't care 
anymore.....  I'm happy

>
> the reason why they were 2-3 times as expensive as a hschd in their 
> day.
> Today's prices no different; I will cite only mine at today's exchange
> rate, net without taxes FOB:
>
> a moderate sized german single ±21000$
> a Stein copy after the 1783 Stuttgart original 44000$
> a Walter copy after Mine 1098 41000$
> a David Schiedmayer copy after the 1794 48000$
> a Tangentenfluegel copy after the 1770 Stuttgart original 53000$
> all five octave instruments
> a Nanette Streicher copy after #1061 1814  66000$
> 6 octaves with 4 pedals since that seems to be their highlights in your
> posting.
>
> all so very easy and cheap to make that I must be a crook...
> Strange that I can barely make ends meet, despite lots of work and
> being reputedly a quick worker.
>
>
> Bill
>
> http://www.william-jurgenson.com
>