<!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 6.00.2900.3157" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Interesting. The guy has a pretty aggressive pricing structure. I'm not sure what kind of markup retail piano dealers place on their pianos, but I know most other retail businesses mark up 100% over wholesale. What does a M&H dealer pay wholesale for a piano that sells for $60,000?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>$30K for a piano that you need to install the soundboard (I wonder what the heck kind of shape that is in - and you also need to consider that this is all Aeolian stuff), bridges, etc. - the entire belly. Is the action in 5,000 pieces as well? Oh, please tell me it comes with a full set of brand-new green monsters!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Seems way overpriced to me. Interesting though. Thanks for sharing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wonder if some piano non-technician-owner-wannabe might pick up one of these with the mindset: "some assembly required" - hey, how hard can it be?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</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"> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I came across this odd listing on the Tokyo Craig's list (pianos are in the USA)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For your amusement:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"These pianos are unassembled and have never been built."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"...aging for over 30 years."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://tokyo.craigslist.org/msg/375650376.html">http://tokyo.craigslist.org/msg/375650376.html</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brooks Weisman RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>