<!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 6.00.2900.5659" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Conover model "88" grand (1920s vintage), is one nicest pianos of it's type I've ever come across.  It is a virtual copy of the Mason & Hamlin "A".  Similar scale, plate design, WN&G actions, etc.  Side by side you have to wonder who copied who.  Obviously M & H had a better marketing department.  Unfortunately people typically only buy brands they know, (i.e. Steinway, Mason & Hamlin, Knabe), so these great pianos end up being trashed instead of rebuilt.  In spite of their quality, a fully rebuilt Conover will never fetch the price it deserves.  I have one in my shop I've been storing for years.  I would love to rebuild it but I'll probably wait for a buyer to come to me first.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_2_9855efbb-4387-4b42-9aed-e367d77482c4> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any insights into a Conover grand piano?  Donation...I'm looking at it next week.  Appropriate for a practice studio?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David I.</FONT> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>