<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A few weeks ago the Stardust Casino closed it's doors forever after 48 years of being a Las Vegas Icon.  It will be imploded sometime early next year for a new mega-resort.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Starting today they are auctioning off EVERYTHING right down to the last ashtray and pillow case.  This morning the newspaper ran a list of items which included a Steinway grand.  No details or model, only that it was in rough shape and the lid was missing.  It was reported to have come from the Starlight Lounge show room and used in shows staring many celebrities over the decades.  It was also reported to have been in storage and unused for an extended period.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Items are being auctioned currently and anyone may bid in real-time on-line.  For whatever reason I have been unable to get into the web page, probably because there are thousands of people attempting at the same time.  At any rate if anyone is interested the linking page is at:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.greatamerican.com/Services/auctions.aspx">http://www.greatamerican.com/Services/auctions.aspx</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would consider bidding but I currently have over 25 pianos that I own wedged into the shop in addition to a few I don't own.  I simply have no more room and frankly have other plans for my money at the moment.  Obviously Steinways are popular for rebuilding and this particular Steinway would probably fetch a higher price once complete only because of it's origin.  In reality I do not subscribe to the idea that just because a piano was used in a particular place or by a particular person it is somehow more valuable but these days people will buy just about anything if they think it is magically worth more.  Thus it may or may not be worth bidding.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, just in case someone's interested.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>