<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Mathew said: "</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>My whole feeling about this is that if the Steinway action isn't replaced = with Steinway parts, it is no longer a Steinway."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">About 2 years ago I was selling a = refurbished Bechstein upright. I happened to mention to the prospective purchaser = that the piano had been restrung.. She then retorted that "it is no longer a = Bechstein then!"  !!!!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Needless to say I lost out on a sale = to that one!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">AF</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>