<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/7/07 8:33:33 A.M. Central Daylight Time, pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Hi Wim,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Our professor wants a value quote for insurance purposes.  However, when I appraise an instrument, I give three prices: Replacement cost of brand new; The price a "downtown" store might put on it; and a price she could expect to advertise if she were to sell it herself.  She isn't planning on selling it (I don't think), but in Lincoln, NE, she would have to advertise a huge area probably from Chicago to Dallas, or farther....</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Yes, "good" condition meant that it needs work albeit several thousand dollars worth, but if a new one costs $140,000, then several thousand isn't so big in perspective.....</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Best,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Paul</FONT> <BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The "as is" appraised value for this piano would be about 60 - 70% of a brand new piano, less the anticipated cost of replacing the part, etc, including case work. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>