<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Friends,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for all of your comments.  = I expected a wide variety of opinions.  Here is a little more detail about the piano:  Serial # 26784 It has a full plate with agraffes all the = way to the top note.   The soundboard does not go all the way around the rim.  There is a cutoff area with a tensioning bar in the bass section. It is an 85 note keyboard. Tubular action rails with = capstan screws not rockers. 2 pedals no sostenuto.  Rosewood case with = carved legs similar ro those found on a square grand piano.  Old style damper = posts with no screw sockets.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano is in a private home.  My  customer would like to restore or = preserve the piano for her own use and possibly donate it to a musical organization = in the future or perhaps a museum.  My customer is trying to = determine whether the piano would be more valuable as an original instrument or a = restored instrument.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is how I plan to proceed:  = 1.Talk to Steinway 2. Try and determine if the piano is in original = condition.  3. Give my client the pro's and con's of each approach if the piano is = determined to be in original condition and proceed from = there.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks again for all of your = responses.  I'll try and report back when and if my client makes a decision.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stephen Snyder<BR>Registered Piano Technician<BR>342 Scotts Lake Road<BR>Salem, NY 12865<BR>518-854-3888</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>e-mail: <A href="mailto:shsnyder@sover.net">shsnyder@sover.net</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>