Spanish pianos? with a hint of Nordic squabble

Larry J. Messerly prescottpiano@juno.com
Fri, 21 Jul 2000 15:54:04 -0700


Come on out to Arizona to visit Kristinn, It's only 41 degrees here
today.  I've seen it as high as 50.  The dryness does make a difference.
Larry

On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 14:07:39 -0700 Mark Story <mark.story@mail.ewu.edu>
writes:
> Kristinn,
> 
> The unofficial state motto of Arizona is "...but it's a dry heat."
> 
> Mark Story. RPT
> Eastern Washington University
> Cheney, Washington
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kristinn Leifsson [SMTP:istuner@islandia.is]
> Sent:	Thursday, July 20, 2000 4:10 PM
> To:	pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject:	Spanish pianos? with a hint of Nordic squabble
> 
> Oh sheesh,
> 
> everyone knows that when speaking with a foreigner, a Nordic person 
> uses 
> the singular Krona, and the plural Kroner.
> Hey, I´m not writing Krónur here, even though it´s pronounced in a 
> related way.
> 
> Summer´s fine thank you.  Those Arizona people who were laughing at 
> ME in 
> December are hereby granted a reciprocal haha.
> 
> I´m leaving for Mallorca next week, aren´t there any Spanish pianos?
> You know, managed to play an E on Chopin´s piano in Valldemosa some 
> years 
> ago!  What a feeling!
> 
> 
> Kristinn Leifsson,
> Reykjavík, Iceland
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:10 20.7.2000 -0700, you wrote:
> >Not wanting to be picky...(but I will :)   I think I mentioned 
> Kroner... not
> >Krona. But now that we have all that cleared up, hows the Icelandic 
> Summer
> >treating you ??
> >
> >Richard Brekne
> >
> >
> > >Hey buddy,
> > >
> > >there are many kinds of Krona!  1 NKR is 10 ISK
> > >
> > >I´m crazy but I´m not stupid :) grrrriiiinnnn
> > >
> > >Kristinn
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >At 20:01 19.7.2000 -0700, you wrote:
> > >>Grin.... Sorry there Kristin... but there is no way a Baldwin 
> Howard is
> > >>going to sell for 750.000 kroner... thats about 80,000 dollars 
> by todays
> > >>rekoning. But who knows...???? there might be some crazed maniac 
> out
> > >>there.... How ya doing anyways ??
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: Kristinn Leifsson <istuner@islandia.is>
> > >>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > >>Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 11:35 AM
> > >>Subject: Re: value
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> >Har,har!
> > >> >
> > >> >750.000 I´d say!
> > >> >
> > >> >Kristinn
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >At 19:58 18.7.2000 -0700, you wrote:
> > >> >>Hey there Clyde. Hows kicks ? I would suggest around 75,000 
> kroner.
> >grin..
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >Friends,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >I need a little help here.  What would a reasonable 
> "private sale"
> >price
> > >> >> >for a 1985 Baldwin Howard grand piano, polished ebony 
> finish, in
> > >> >> >excellent condition?  Thanks in advance.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >Clyde
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >
> > >
> 


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