<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3401" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=50272004-08081999>Hi List:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=50272004-08081999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=50272004-08081999>I would = appreciate any input on the "rebuildability" and "resaleability" of a 1953 Lester = grand piano.  I think it is around 6 feet (didn't measure--just tuned it = today), and desperately needs a new pinblock.  This is the first one that = I've seen, and, since I have no previous experience with this piano...I = thought I'd take advantage of the expertise of the list.  = :-)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=50272004-08081999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=50272004-08081999>What I = was thinking about doing was rebuilding it to get some experience with = rebuilding--then trying to sell it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=50272004-08081999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=50272004-08081999>Your = thoughts are much appreciated.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Formsma</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>