<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19222"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> I've been marketing a newish  Steinway M for a client and received a call from a prospective buyer.After working through some language issues it became clear that her budget </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>ruled her out for this piano as her unseen offer was half the asking price. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Switching gears I suggested that I could try and find something in her price range which is when her requirements where presented.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Has to be a Steinway and only with original parts . NOTHING rebuilt or with anything but the parts the piano left the factory with.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>( I do know of a Steinway available with some green tinted parts and a soundboard that you can see your shoes through )</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I can understand and disagree </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>with the Steinway parts only argument such as we tossed around last week but this one makes even less sense.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I told her that this eliminated the best pianos at the best prices and left it at that. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>What ya gonna do?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>