<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink="#606420"> <div class=Section1> Surely as a "player" piano the overall length is = greater than were it an ordinary piano - usually by up to 12" ? So I agree with = David's appraisal. Possibly. J I think…..<o:p></o:p> Regards<o:p></o:p></= p> Michael G.(<st1:country-region = w:st="on"><st1:place = w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>)<o:p></o:p>= -----Original Message----- From: David Ilvedson [mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net] Sent: 03 October 2005 16:07 To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: phone diagnosis // email appraisal <o:p> </o:p> Well, used by the Long Beach Opera has to increase the = value...but the player probably decreases the value...7+ feet increases the value...hmm, = I'd say it is somewhere between $600 and $8000...but I could be = wrong...;-]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> David I.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> >Just got the e-mail equivalent of phone = fixes.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> >>Hello, My grandmother recently passed away and left a = Mehlin & Sons 1920's <o:p></o:p> >>Grand Piano to the family. It's Mahogany and was in the = Long Beach Opera <o:p></o:p> >>House for some time. I am interested in selling it and = was wondering if <o:p></o:p> >>you would be so kind as to give a range estimate of it's = value. It looks <o:p></o:p> >>and works great, probably a 7+ in overall condition. It = has an electronic <o:p></o:p> >>player that uses cassettes, but I've heard that's = probably a liability and <o:p></o:p> >>not an asset. Any thoughts on the value of the top of = your head? My Uncle <o:p></o:p> >>sold it for $600, which I think is extremely low, but I = might be able to <o:p></o:p> >>buy it back and resell it. If it's only worth 3 or 4 K I = may not bother, <o:p></o:p> >>but if it's worth much more, I would. My parents bought = it from a piano <o:p></o:p> >>dealer about 15 years ago for = 8K.<o:p></o:p> >>Thanks for any insight.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> >I have no clue as to:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> >-Size<o:p></o:p> >-location<o:p></o:p> >-"electronic player"<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> >Yup, it's a Monday.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> >Conrad Hoffsommer<o:p></o:p> >I tried to get a life once, but they were all out of = stock.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> >_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></s= pan> >pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<o:p></o:p></p= > </div> </body> </html>