<!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 6.00.2900.3132" 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><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Hi</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Glad to be back on the list . . . we have an interesting dilemma in the local area . . </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">There seems to be a shift away from piano ownership in this area, as the boomers age and downsize. I'm sure many instruments are going to younger generations, but there is an increase in persons wanting to get rid of perfectly good pianos, that isn't matched by the demand for used pianos.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Is this a trend in other areas as well?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">I am faced with this on a daily basis, and with very little in the way of ideas to suggest.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">In addition to comments about options, have any of you seen unique or creative non-musical uses for pianos that you might like to share . . . </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">cheers</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Jim Kinnear</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"><A href="http://www.pianoguy.com">www.pianoguy.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Collingwood, Canada</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>