> One small college I work for just asked me to appraise a piano which was > given to them. The college needed to know if the piano was worth over $1000 > so they could appropriately list the donor in the Presidents Club. They also > wanted to send the donor a statement of thanks with acknowledgement of the > gift worth x-amount of $. > Personally I do not think (especially after talking to the music dept) that > it will ever play a Chopin mazurka again. > > My questions: > 1. Does this piano have some value? > 2. And the ethical meat here, what would you do? Have them donate it to a museum. --- Vince Mrykalo rpt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ... if you shall seem to some to be a person of importance, distrust yourself. -Epictetus ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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