<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=320044701-24012004>Oddly enough, the one name on the = list that raised my little eyebrow was Steinway. Grands? Oh, yes. Uprights ... = well, I've not been all that impressed with the few I've seen. Others may feel differently.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=320044701-24012004></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=320044701-24012004>I would definitely add another = name though: Haines Brothers. I just restrung and partially rebuilt (rehabbed? = restored?? fixed up??) a 1911 beauty!</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left>Alan R. Barnard</DIV> <DIV align=left>Salem, MO</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Dave Smith [mailto:dsmith941@comcast.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 23, = 2004 4:11 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Rebuiling uprights/ = Have plenty for someone<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Terry, my only issue with your list is that you forgot Wing & = Sons.  Sturdy uprights from the turn of the century that were mail-ordered across the USA.  Massive construction and = HEAVY.  Come on down again and play the one I have been working on!  Or just = listen out of your window.   I just played C2 and you can probably = hear it sustaining for a couple of days or so.  :)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Smith</DIV> <DIV>Pine Island FL</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Yes, I want all the high-end uprights you have. = M&H, Knabe, A.B. Chase, Mathushek, Bush & Lane, Chickering, Decker, = George Steck, Henry F. Miller, Heintzman (sp?), Ibach, Ivers & Ponds, = Steinway, Weber, Wissner, Bosendorfer, Bechstein. Hmmmm, have I forgot any?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT = size=3></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.525 / Virus Database: 322 - Release Date: 10/9/2003<BR> </FONT> </P>