<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1555" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check closely for signs of tight pinning.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only solution is to repin.</FONT></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=allan@allangilreath.com href="mailto:allan@allangilreath.com">Allan Gilreath, RPT</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 7:54 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Should I?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Alan,<BR><BR>The Howard C-171 was built for Baldwin by Samick in Korea. This model was also known as a D.H. Baldwin model C-170 or a Wurlitzer model C-172. They're just a basic 5'7" grand in a poly finish. As someone mentioned, given the available price for Chinese grands, Indonesian grands, etc. that can be sold new with a warranty, you need to look closely at this one to see what your market will bear before you sink the bucks into it. <BR><BR>I hope this helps,<BR><BR>Allan<BR>Allan Gilreath, RPT<BR><BR>Alan Barnard wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:05255A2B090E0E160C14001002@Barnard-PC type="cite"> <STYLE>P { MARGIN: 0px } </STYLE> <DIV> <DIV>Advice from experience, please.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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 ... </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard<BR>Salem, MO<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>