<!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 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Why not consider a rebuilt  D from one of our "State of the art rebuilders "</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Ron Nossaman, Dale Erwin, Jude Reveley, David Anderson and others .Instead of a beat piano with who knows what issues, you get a piano that has been maximized for performance .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    If you were at the Rochester rebuilders showcase in 2006 you would know what I mean.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    As for Warranty -It is not a dealer warranty --it is a manufacturers warranty and our friends in N.Y. have never had a piano that needed warranty service anyway. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Just my opinion.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom Driscoll </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=tubist@swbell.net href="mailto:tubist@swbell.net">Paul Mulik</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 14, 2007 6:46 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> buying a used concert grand</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My church is shopping for a concert grand.  I understand that many major manufacturers provide new pianos for concerts, recitals, etc., and then after five years or so, sell these pianos through dealers for a substantial discount, compared to the cost of a brand new one.  I have heard the term "C&A" (Concert and Artist) applied to Steinway Ds; I assume this is what that term means.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Questions:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1.  Any reason NOT to buy such a piano?  I wouldn't expect it to be perfect cosmetically, I can live with a few scratches and dings here and there.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2.  How much should we expect to pay?  Is say, 75% of the price of a new one a reasonable amount?  Or would 50-60% be more like it?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3.  Could we expect the dealer to provide the same warranty we would get for a brand new one?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Mulik</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joplin MO</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>