<HTML>In a message dated 3/3/03 5:13:13 PM Central Standard = Time, cedel@supernet.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">So how about going the other di= rection?  If you had a customer who wanted to buy a new entry level vertical piano, are there any you can recommend?  I think there should be, since I service quite a few entry<= BR> level pianos that may be from 20-50 years old.  The response and the<BR= > tone are compromised, of course, but they hang in there, needing little more than tuning from year to year. Any good values out there?  Any takers on this one? Regards, Clyde Hollinger, RPT </BLOCKQUOTE> Clyde I'll give the same recommendations I have given customers for years. A $3000= , ($5,000, $8000) piano is a $3000 ($5000, $8000), regardless of the brand. = What the customer has to look out for is the dealer who wants to sell a $900= 0 piano for $5000, when it is actually a $3000 piano, claiming the customer = is getting one hell of a deal.  Wim </HTML>