<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The value of things is determined by = the buyer. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>An item has no value if there is no buyer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ie. Some, would give millions for the = last out ball in this years baseball worlds series. To me it has no other value than = just another baseball.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Unless I owned it = <G></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 09, 2005 = 7:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: advice on = Chickering Square</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don Mannino said: "<FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3>In my opinion, this is a question for an antiques = dealer.  Piano <BR>technicians tend to value pianos as musical instruments, and while = this <BR>piano might be useable as a piano, if it were to have any real = value then <BR>an antiques expert should be the one to appraise it.<BR><BR>Good luck!"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Don,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>I completely disagree with you. I've seen many, so-called "antiques" "appraised" by = licensend appraisers that it is almost laughable. First, Antique = Appraisers tend to avoid pianos, as they know nothing about them and usually = don't get it right when they do make an attempt at setting a value. Example: and = 1875ish Steinway Square Grand was appraised by one of these "appraisers" for = over $20K!!!!! The insides of this piano were a disaster, but the outside = was very nice. (It had been refinished!) </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>We should hope that the antique appraisers stick to their given skills and stay = the heck out of pianos. We'll all be better off, IMO!</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>