<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a church client whose = clickety-clackety under-performing 1974 S&S L will either be rebuilt or replaced. They = are building a new sanctuary and wish to have a nice piano for it. I am = trying to provide them guidance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This piano has average wear for a 30-year-old institutional piano. LOTS of teflon action noise. Heavy = action (not quite Mack truck, but maybe tow-truck) The piano has NO guts. = No power. It's really lackluster.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am going to suggest to them a number = of possibilities for them to consider:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) Remanufacture their = L.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) Sell the L and buy another = salvage piano (bigger) and remanufacture that.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3) Sell the L and buy a new piano. <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4) Sell the L and buy a used piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>5) Sell the L and buy a keyboard or whatever (he told me that was a = possibility).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My questions for the list:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>1) What is the salvage value of a S&S L? (My guess around = $5 to $7K?)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>2) What is the value of this L (maybe a bit above salvage)? (Maybe = $10K - just figuring there is a sucker born every..........)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>3) What is the price of a new L (ebony)? (My guess about $45K?)</DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>