<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The only Steinway uprights I would put = in the consistently crummy category are the consoles that they are no longer making.  Today's 45 and K (52") uprights are excellent.  = However, for less than what a Steinway costs, you can buy a Yamaha Disklavier with = all the bells and whistles!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carol Beigel, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>9.5 years recent working for a Steinway = dealer</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:Ray@Bentley.net" title=Ray@Bentley.net>Ray T. = Bentley</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:caut@ptg.org" title=caut@ptg.org>caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 06, 2000 = 8:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Steinway = Uprights</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT size=2>Does anyone on the list have an opinion on the = current production Steinway uprights?  I have a client who is considering = the purchase of one.  I don't hesitate to recommend their grands, but = I've serviced some less than desirable uprights from say 30 to 40 years = back.  Have they improved in recent years?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ray T. Bentley, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Alton, = IL</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>