<!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 6.00.2800.1543" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV>Hi I just noticed the AeOlian line name mentioned. That alone would put me off.</DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></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=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</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> Thursday, August 23, 2007 8:37 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 26 Mason & Hamlin BBs for sale?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> <STRONG><EM>HI Steve...All</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  </EM></STRONG> <STRONG><EM>In Kit form...which these are, & considering moving them here They can't be worth more than 3k apiece.  Packed in a nice tidy container will take some work.  No doubt the plates are seperate.  Ugghhh!. And all need finish.  Plus the high end market is in the tank nation wide. </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Let's do the Math.  naahhh</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM> Could get pricey quick.  Then there is the problem of how many guys out there are really experienced enough to assemble & deal with what really amounts to Manufacturing issues. </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  The guys in dream Land.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale</EM></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3> <DIV>Hi,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I know a couple of piano rebuilders that looked into purchasing these pianos several years ago- but after seeing them decided that since they are 'do it yourself' projects from the ground up - and there was no guarantee that all the parts were there, and the Aeolian factor - they passed. If it's such a good deal why don't they do it themselves ?!<BR> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Steve Grattan</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff>Lost Chord Clinic</FONT></STRONG></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Get a sneak peek of the all-new <A title=http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982 href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target=_blank>AOL.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>