<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>I've done the barter-for-a-night thing before - although = never at a $500/night establishment. A few years back I drove up to one of the = Annual PTG Conventions and managed to arrange three nights bartered lodging at = three bed and breakfasts. Generally it won't work on a weekend, but on a Monday or = Tuesday night, they might be game. What I would do is call and inquire = about the facility. Q: "Does your facility have a piano for guests to = play?"  A: "Oh yes, but I'm not sure if you would want to play it because it has = been years since it was last tuned."  Q: "Well, actually that is just what I = was looking for - have I got a deal for you! Interested in a tuning for a = bed barter - consider that you are not going to fill that bed anyway that = evening?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It's a fun way to travel.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <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><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>I spent last weekend up in Yosemite.  While I was = there, I heard that there were a couple of large Steinways at the = Awahnee Hotel in the valley.  I was wondering if anybody on this list tunes, or = knows who tunes them?  I was hoping to maybe get a barter deal for a night....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yosemite is beautiful in the winter.  Of the millions of = tourists who visit there each year, very few of them visit in the cold = season.  Quite a peaceful experience.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Dave Stahl</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>