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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You mentioned insurance. One needs to know what
value is sought. I have replacement insurance on all items in my home - if
my 10-year-old, 5-speaker, 500-watt stereo is stolen, my insurance will
replace it with a new similar 5-speaker, 500-watt stereo. If my
25-year-old, dog-drool-slimed, seams-are-a-splittin' couch so perish in a fire,
they will replace it with a new couch of similar design (less the dog drool
presumably). If my 10-year-old Boston GP-178 THAT IS FOR SALE goes up in a fire,
I don't just get the MODEST $12K THAT I AM ASKING FOR IT, but rather I
would get the $25K or whatever they cost new now (or a new piano of
course).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So if this person has similar replacement-cost
insurance, the $35,000 figure may....... well, I guess it's still high.......
figure you can get a similar quality Chinese/Korean piano for $10K (or
less)........</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But the point is that someone may need new
replacement value, retail value, wholesale value, private sale value, etc. If a
piano owner want to know "how much is it worth" you need much more information
to answer that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ran into one today which had been "rebuilt" by a
local some ten or so years ago. Actually did strings (pinblock?),
dampers, key bushings, took ivory off and put on plastic. Left the
hammers, and they're now shot. This is the baby grand which has three
screws through what might called the stringer which extends down to the fall
board, and actually holds the fallboard. The non-moveable music desk is
anchored by to microscopic screws at its aft end. Very much a
baby. Anyone want to venture a guess as to its
worth. The local said, ten or so years ago replacement was about
$12.500, and now they have it insured for something like
$35,000
I suggested they might want to have a professional
appraiser do his work, as it seemed to me if it had to be replaced, an
adjuster who might know what he was doing would probably want to shoot
someone
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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>les bartlett</FONT> </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>