<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/22/2007 8:36:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tomtuner@verizon.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The piano is an ebony D 1967 .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    In my opinion although playable this piano is rebuilding stock.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3>.....</FONT>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Plate has that bronzy-crinkle finish I've seen on  S and S piano's from the mid             sixties.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Tom, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I'll let others deal with the value, but just a couple of peripheral issues - I'd check the serial number again. I think the piano might be earlier. I don't think I've seen the crinkly plate finish later than the fifties, although others might know better. Also, if it's 1967, it should be Teflon. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">If it's not Teflon, I've seen verdigris in pianos from the fifties; so with the moisture level indicated by the mold, I'd remove and double-check some flanges.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob Davis</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>