<!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 6.00.5730.11" 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> <STRONG> Oh Stephane</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> <STRONG> Thanks You!....I consider your remarks a huge compliment.  But let me give perspective politely concerning only one thing</STRONG></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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><U>Stephane wrote</U></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2><U>Even I, who am definitely involved in pianos, will never, I mean never, have the kind of bucks necessary to buy a Dale Erwin customized Steinway piano.  No, never.  Though I really would like this. But other alternatives stand for me (that is the motto).</U>  </FONT></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG></STRONG><U>What I want to say is that in the specialization niches, it is always the same : you have to pay much, very much for something that is barely a little better.</U> </FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>  <STRONG>  In my case I'm not getting the kind of money Steinway is but I am still offering a customized piano anyway.  See my web site & view  The Long 6 ft 4 inch Steinway A in polished mahogany.  $55 thousand buys a piano with twice the horsepower, finesse & tonal texture as the Brand  new factory Steinway N.Y A is. IMHO. Plus Ivory & artist bench....such a dela</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>  Of course it's still a lot of money.  I understand but you can always send me a basket case & I would be honored to customize it just for you my friend.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>  Dale</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG> P.s.  My Talk is cheap.  Come over & play it then decide. I have a guest room</STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10"><I><STRONG><FONT size=4>Dale Erwin--Piano Restorations<BR>4721 Parker rd<BR>Modesto, Ca. 95357<BR>Shop 209-577-8397<BR>cell 209-985-0990<BR></FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" color=#000000 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="12"></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Abadi MT Condensed" color=#000000 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12"><STRONG><FONT size=4>Web site </FONT></STRONG><A href="http://www.erwinspiano.com/"><STRONG><FONT size=4>http://www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT></STRONG></A><STRONG><FONT size=4> </FONT></STRONG></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR><STRONG><FONT size=4>Restoration & Sales of<BR>Steinway & Sons plus other fine pianos.<BR>Custom made soundboards by design</FONT><BR></STRONG></I></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>