<font color='black' size='2' face='Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif'><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Wa</span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">lk, don't run.  </font><br> <br> <div style="font-size: 13px; clear: both; "><font color="black" face="arial" size="2">Ed Foote RPT<br> http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/index.html</font></div> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: helvetica, arial; font-size: 10pt; color: black; ">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sun, Apr 22, 2012 10:39 am<br> Subject: [pianotech] FW: FUMC Estate Sale - Piano<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a"> <style>#AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a A[href] { } #AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} #AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a a:link,#AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:Arial; color:blue; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none none;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} #AOLMsgPart_1_91c9b34d-416b-4d19-bee1-152ac311e62a div.Section1 {page:Section1;} </style> <div class="Section1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">A friend sent this to me, wondering if it might be worth buying for her son. She is a reverend, and cannot afford to light campfires with $100 bills at all.   I’d appreciate comments on this from people who know about technical stuff, but who also know if a square in 21<sup>st</sup> century really might be a viable instrument to a person who is not going to be a high level performer, specializing in Period Music.   Thanks, </span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">Les bartlett</span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue"> </span></font></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </span></font></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div> <div> <div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial">Hello to all of our great customers. </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial">We do not have a sale scheduled until May 18 & 19.  We have not yet begun work on the sale, so will not have a list and photos until early May.  However, there is one item in the sale we want to tell you about.</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial">There is an Emerson square grand piano.  The piano was made about 1885, and is truly beautiful.  For someone who wants this piano as a musical instrument to play, it would have to be restored.   Without restoration, it is just a pretty piece of furniture.   It would be perfect for a house museum.   We are asking $3000 for this piano.  After restoration, its value would be $25,000 to $30,000. </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial">If you want this piano for yourself, great.  If you know of anyone who might be interested, we would appreciate your sending this information to them.</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial">Here is the link to photos and additional information about this Emerson square grand piano.</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial"><a target="_blank" href="http://fumcestatesales.netfirms.com/Emerson-piano-contact-Linda.jpg">Piano</a></span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Arial"> </span></font></div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial">First United Methodist Church</span></font></div> </div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial">Estate Sale Committee</span></font></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial"> <hr size="1" width="100%" noshade="" color="gray" align="center"> </span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto" color="#000000"><font size="3" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial">No virus found in this message.<br> Checked by AVG - <a target="_blank" href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br> Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4952 - Release Date: 04/22/12</span></font></div> </div> </div>  </div> </font>