<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Joe,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, I had checked that one out of the = library a few times, long ago, when I was in the market.  I guess I failed to = notice the quality/service comparisons on new and newish models, as I was = totally in a different market.  It was a very, very helpful book indeed, and I = learned a lot about evaluating prospective pianos from it.  :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There's no sense in reinventing the = wheel, of course!  How up-to-date is this book?  How often is it = revised?  Frequently enough to keep up with the ever-changing imports = market?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 10, 2005 = 10:00 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> "consumer's guide" for = prospective piano buyers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3> My suggestion was merely that it would be nice if there were some = <BR>sort of "consumer guide" for would-be piano buyers. "</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There is just such a guide! It's = called The Piano Book, by Larry Fine!!!<G> It is, IMO, objective and is based on = much research/study/time on Larry's part. I recommend it to every = prospective buyer.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>