<HTML>In a message dated 12/10/2002 8:17:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I own a 1900 Steinway upright and an 1893 Steinway upright. I have gotten both in the last couple years. The 1900 was refinished in ebony about 10 years ago (so, so job - not rubbed out), it needs complete rebuilding. I paid $500 for it. The 1893 (nicer piano) has a bent laminated rim, and is all original and completely worn out - needs complete rebuilding. I paid $0 for it. </BLOCKQUOTE>      Terry --I bought Stwy 1891 black victorian stlye case for 250 dollars. What a piece of engineering. That bent rim back system would cost a load of cash to produce in this day and age. By the way The board had excellent crown and modest bearing. Bridges all fine The pianos sounds amazingly good for a centenarian. I believe many Stwy uprights have survived so well because of the relatively closed up construction of the cabinets to ambient air flow.    Alan These pianos can go from 6 to 10 k or more depending on age condition and the extent and quality of the rebuilding work done. These pianos actions are difficult to rebuild and regulate especially the ones with the sostenuto feature such as the 1891. As I recollect you must get the damper off before the butt comes out.     I wouldn't pay more than  a thousand for one myself as the actions are more difficult to rebuild than the grands, IMHO, and I've rebuilt a few over the years. Awesome sounding pianos. My first personal stwy a model K 1912. Wow!       Dale</HTML>