<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#000040" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Verdana" LANG="0"><I>In a message dated 6/26/2002 6:45:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, ptuner@optonline.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>Re: Value of S&S L - epilogue </B><BR>
Date:6/26/2002 6:45:43 AM Pacific Standard Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:ptuner@optonline.net">ptuner@optonline.net</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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Matt ---comments interspersed<BR>
Hi all,<BR>
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Since Steinway aggressively buys up their own used pianos to rebuild for <BR>
resale, I called them and asked this very question.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Verdana" LANG="0"><I>>>>>>>>I heard form people that know that recently that they are not aggresively buying up stuff. They have tons of carcasses waiting to be restored and the markets been slow in N.Y. since 9-11</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></I><BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Their answer: $43,000 without the player, $65,000 with.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Verdana" LANG="0"><I>>>>>Maybe they can get that but I doubt any one else can</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></I><BR>
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I just needed a number to quote to an insurance company - there's no <BR>
rebuilding work involved. Since there seemed to be some discussion of what <BR>
"rebuilt" meant:<BR>
>>>>>>>>Of course insurance companys just need numbers and they don't have to live in the real world they just have to pay.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Verdana" LANG="0"><I> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></I>Hope it helped------Dale Erwin</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> Matt</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
>>>>>>>>I thought I was clear as to what that meant when I posted on this<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></I> I simply was asking about the value of a piano rendered <BR>
>>>>>>>>>If I was the client I'd be happy to hear these numbers but in my mind there misleading and ficticeous. Just my opinion.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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in like-new condition through rebuilding - pinblock, soundboard, action <BR>
overhaul, refinishing, whatever it takes without being concerned about the <BR>
work it took to render it that way.<BR>
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Anyway, thanks to those who participated.<BR>
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-Matt<BR>
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