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Hello, list.

I am not an RPT but have lurked this list for quite a while and are very
interested in all of your conversations. Since then, I have such an
appreciation for the RPT that tunes my piano.

Just two weeks ago, I bought a used Steinway 1098 upright (serial# traced to
the year 1989 - about 10 years old). It has a Mahogany finish, everything
looks very good during the inspection. Only one C string was missing (#45)
and Steinway is sending the part.

I negotiated $8500 for it at the local Piano dealer here in Orlando,
Florida. I think I had a "fair" deal since I have been researching the going
"used" price for the 1098s on the internet. The dealer also threw in a NEW
Steinway-Warrantee for 5 years (and a couple of the usual free tunings.)

However, from the discussion here in the past, many RPTs have complained
about the difficulty of tuning the 1098. Some even suggesting that it is an
"average" upright for an overbuilt piano.

I am in no disagreement with the tuning difficulty of it. But how can you
judge the averageness of it just because it is hard to tune! Everything of
the 1098 is meticulously detailed and hand crafted. Quality shows throughout
the whole piano.

Regards,

John Nguyen
Redfj40@worldnet.att.net