<!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 6.00.2900.3395" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>You're going to want to be able to sell it for at least $1.5K to $2K more than what you paid for it. I'm not familiar with the model either, but my ears sure don't perk up at the thought of a 1980s Howard.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Very little information from which to judge, but trying to play it safe, I'd say Paul might be in the ballpark.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</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=pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu href="mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu">Paul T Williams</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotuner@embarqmail.com href="mailto:pianotuner@embarqmail.com">pianotuner@embarqmail.com</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 14, 2008 4:04 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Should I?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Sounds like a lot upfront $ to make a profit.  How long is the drive??  This might be profitable if you can get it for $1,500 and fix up and then sell for $3,000, but I  dont think you can make anything buying it for $3,500 to start.... They might find it hard to sell for 3.5K too at current.  Maybe you should sell a rehab/regualtion/tuning/voicing for $1,500 and make a great piano with no ownership??<BR></FONT><BR><BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Just my 2cent</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Paul</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD width="40%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=1><B>"Alan Barnard" <pianotuner@embarqmail.com></B> </FONT><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Sent by: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</FONT> <P><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>09/14/2008 02:40 PM</FONT> <TABLE border=1> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD bgColor=white> <DIV align=center><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Please respond to<BR>pianotuner@embarqmail.com; Please respond to<BR>Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org></FONT></DIV></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></P> <TD width="59%"> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <DIV align=right><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>To</FONT></DIV> <TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <DIV align=right><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>cc</FONT></DIV> <TD> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <DIV align=right><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Subject</FONT></DIV> <TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Should I?</FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3>Advice from experience, please.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>I have a chance to buy a Howard C-171 from a church, with the idea of selling it at a profit after some regulation, etc. The piano is a pretty fer drive from me and I'm not familiar with this model. They bought it new in the 80's, I think, and the case is supposed to be in good shape with, apparently, a ding on one of the cheekblocks. They are asking $3500 ... </FONT><BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>I know some of you have lot of experience buying and selling used pianos, I do not. Does this sound like something worth the drive to check it out?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>Alan BarnardSalem, MO</FONT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>