<HTML>Hi Terry, I think you hit on it when you suggested that it has to do with the quan= tity sold.  For instance, glossy black pianos are generally cheaper tha= n satin black, glossy white, or any wood finished pianos, only because far m= ore of the shiny black ones are manufactured: supply and demand, or is it de= mand and supply?   The same would seem to hold true based on size.  While Rx-1s and 2s= basically fly out of that store, the RX7 had been there for close to a year= before it moved. BTW, did some research, and it turns out that the RX-7 I was talking abo= ut actually fetched 35k + a Sherman and Clay grand(Samick, I believe) of rec= ent vintage. Dave Stahl  In a message dated 6/6/03 3:55:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mfarr= el2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Ah, thanks. It suprises me = how the prices seem to go up - or how much more a bigger piano is. Just &nbs= p;couple years ago I could pick up an RX-2 (5' 10") for $15,000. Let's say a new RX-2 might sell for $18K now. A piano 18 inches longer s= ells for 10K more. Why does a slightly bigger piano command such a higher pr= ice - is it because it can or does it cost more to build? I just don't under= stand how it can cost much more to build becuase you use almost the same act= ion (keys a tad longer), same pinblock, plate only has longer struts and may= be an additional one, belly wood is almost the same - maybe 25% more wood, b= ut the labor would be similar, rim maybe a little more because it is bigger = and thicker - but $10,000 worth? Or is it because they sell far fewer of the= se and simply handling something of a different size on a low-volume scale i= n the factory pushes the costs up? I guess for a bigger difference think S&S M - $40K (I think less act= ually) and S&S D - $95K (close?). No way is there 2.5 times the amount o= f "stuff" in a D - why the huge price difference?</BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>