<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'> <div>Over the years I have had lots of customer looking for a $500 Steinway with just a few mechanical problem that an easily be fixed. They've got to be out there somewhere, otherwise there wouldn't be such a high demand for them. </div> <div> </div> <div>Wim</div> <div></div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div> </div> </div> <div></div> <div></div> <div style="color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman@cox.net><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Mon, Oct 15, 2012 1:13 pm<br> Subject: [pianotech] entertainment on craigslist<br> <br> <div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="AOLMsgPart_0_1823a454-0b4f-4538-99ba-18423f195826"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt> Pre screening some Craigslist posts for someone, I ran across this. >Petite Grand Piano Wanted - $750 (Park City) Date: 2012-10-07, > 10:56PM CDT > > I'm looking for a small grand piano, preferably a Steinway, although > for my price range this brand is probably an impossibility. Ideally > 5-6', age and condition is not terribly important. Must be > functionally and mechanically sound. I'm not opposed to putting some > work into refinishing the exterior or hiring a piano technician to > fix some minor mechanical problems. > > I do not want a Yamaha, or a piano with a black, glossy looking > finish. Preferably a lighter wood color. Looking for something to > fill my enormous living room. I sure hope they call me for those minor mechanical problems on the $750 5'-6" Steinway grand in not terribly important condition and functionally and mechanically sound. There are still a few things I haven't seen in this business. Ron N </tt></pre> </div>  </div> </font>