that new guy is at it again..!!

[A440A@aol.com]

 Phil writes;

"BUT..this owner INSISTS that the big selling point with this
piano is that the wood used to make it is NOT available anymore..or..the
wood is in short supply and it is NOT used in the manufacturing of pianos
anymore..it does have a rosewood appearance to it, and again, they insist,
that the wood is RARE..my initial thought here is *so what*...the cabinet
HAS been re-finished and it does look nice..it also has ivory keys with a
1/2 of one missing..too bad,cause they're perfect otherwise..!
...can anyone offer an insight as to the approx.value from my
description..??..my initial guess is 12-15K..how far off am I..??..muchas
gracias yet again.!.


 Greetings,

       We won't know how far until it is sold,  but from your description of
it, I would think that the present value, as is, may be as much as $1500.  So
we differ by a factor of 10,  which is a tremendous amount.  ( or were you
suggesting a finished, post-restoration price? )
      Completely restored, this little piano, with really nice wood, may
bring $10,000 to the rare collector, musician that has been looking for just
this piano,  but don't count on it.  I think it may become a $5,000 rebuilt
grand piano.  Leastwise,  that is what this local market would make of it.

Regards,
Ed Foote
Precision Piano Works
Nashville, Tn.