Many thanks for that contribution, BB.
That answers the main questions applying to non-factory reconditioning; i.e. does the reco bloke know what he's doing; and does he do a thorough, quality job?
He would seem to be setting his pricing sorta midrange, between fixer-upper SB's and a new 17" Protea at ~$2.5k.
Likely to be attractive to those who can't, or don't want to, overhaul one themselves, for whatever reasons.
