<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Aloha, Jim,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have had some experience with pianos coming to the St. Louis area = from Colorado.  You will need to have it tuned frequently during the = first year to keep the pitch from rising too high.  As humidity is absorbed into a piano, the pitch rises.  You can expect it to = rise as much as a half step or more in some areas of the piano.  This rise = may be enough to break some strings, particularly in a piano of this = vintage.  I have seen it happen here.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Otherwise, some action parts may become sluggish, but a good = technician should be able to remedy that situation.  Careful consideration = should be given to whether the piano is worth the cost of transporting it to = Hawaii.  Chances are that it will cost more than its value to move it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hope this is of some help.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ray</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ray T. Bentley, RPT<BR>Alton, IL<BR><A href="mailto:Ray@Bentley.net">Ray@Bentley.net</A><BR><A href="http://www.ray.bentley.net">www.ray.bentley.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Live one day at a time, and make it a = masterpiece!"</DIV></BODY></HTML>