<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Greetings to all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I am interested in finding how some = of you approach the task of valuing a piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The reason I ask is that in a few = weeks we will include this topic at a technical meeting of our guild here in New = Zealand. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I'm most interested in the basis of = a valuation ie, insurance,or for resale purposes, or replacement purposes and = whether a different figure applies for each different situation. Obviously there = are many ways to get a valuation figure, so I'd really like to hear how some of = you do this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I've been involved with pianos for = 20 or so years and have my own basic criteria, but I think it would be healthy to = see what others do and the way they approach it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Many thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Graeme Harvey</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>New Plymouth = NZ</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>