<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>    <FONT size=3>  Hi Bob </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Good post.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  This surely most often the case & the below scenario is also accurate. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  With high end sales in the tank nationwide the 15 to 30 k restoration ,new new or rebuilt by & tenhnician and sold piano is frankly in my opinion where most of the money is being spent.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  I came home to a stew of request for rebuilds in this price range.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  If perception can be changed & serious buyers check out th well restored or remanufactured small grand with there ears & fingers instead of  simply price shopping I believe they'll find  sound & performance will almost always be superior.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Just my 2 cents worth</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Dale</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Also, I would think that most of the time rebuilders<BR>are building a customer's piano and not their own. <BR>This piano is often not being rebuilt because it has a<BR>market value significantly higher than the cost of the<BR>rebuild, but rather because  a) it is a family<BR>heirloom (like the one I just finished doing) or, b)<BR>the rebuild will yeild a better piano for the money<BR>spent than purchasing a new piano would.<BR><BR>I suppose this may frustrate the new piano sales folks<BR>somewhat.  Competition can be good between new and old<BR>and between a variety of brands.<BR><BR>Have a great week!<BR>Bob Hull <BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>