<!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 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I think 50% is quite high for an older Steinway in excellent condition, considering I get about 52% for a totally rebuilt Steinway. Am I getting too little for my work? What do you think Dale.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia (NC)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=JIMRPT@aol.com href="mailto:JIMRPT@aol.com">JIMRPT@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> Monday, April 07, 2008 8:02 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 1985 Louis XV Walnut Steinway</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>In a message dated 4/7/08 7:35:22 AM, <A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A> writes:<BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" cite="" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Surely someone has ideas on a price?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR>JAMES;<BR>Based on my opinion and experience in my area pricing would go something like.<BR>Excellent condition= 50% of current retail...... someone said it was 90,000 so 40-45,000 would be in the ball park.<BR>Good condition= 35% of current retail or 31,500.<BR>Fair condition= 20% of current retail or 18,000<BR>Rebuild stock= 6,000 to 9,000<BR><BR>A dealer friend of mine recently sold a rebuilt Louis XV for 32,000 plus an Appolo grand trade-in.<BR>so I know I am in the ballpark for my area.  Other areas and mileages may/will differ.<BR>Jim Bryant (FL)</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT><BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides.<BR>(http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>