<!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 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The 42' is not the same as the = 45".  Whole different bird</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & = Repair<BR>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, = writing instruments<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></FONT></D= IV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=hgreeley@stanford.edu = href="mailto:hgreeley@stanford.edu">Horace Greeley</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 19, 2005 = 11:44 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Steinway F = Value</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR>Hi, Dave,<BR><BR><BR>At 09:39 PM 5/19/2005, you = wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT = face=verdana>In a message dated 5/19/05 5:15:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A> = writes:<BR></FONT> <DL> <DD><FONT face=arial size=4>Going ..... going ......... = OK....any body?........................Gone.    Must be a = rare bird.<BR> <DD>  Thanks anyway<BR> <DD>   Dale<BR></FONT> <DL> <DD><FONT face=arial size=2>I'm looking at A stwy F console, = 42" from 1977. Mint condition except it needs some reg & = tuning/voicing. Perfect Walnut case. I'm interested in  the current retail = price & a guesstimated fair market value for donation purposes. I = have my own ideas but am Interested in yours.<BR> <DD><BR>  <DD> Any body?<BR></FONT><BR></DD></DL></DD></DL>Dale,<BR> <BR>Sorry I'm = late on this one.  I guess you already offloaded it.<BR> <BR>Based = on what else is out there, I'd guess around 6-7k.  I don't know if = Steinway even makes any consoles any more.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>According to = this web page:<BR><BR><A = href="http://www.steinway.com/steinway/catalogue/models.shtml" = eudora="autourl">http://www.steinway.com/steinway/catalogue/models.shtm= l</A><BR><BR>they still make both the 1098 and the 4510 (Sheraton) models.<BR><BR>FWIW, = the overriding reason that they stay in the upright business is that over = 90% of all retail (not commercial or institutional) clients who buy the = uprights "trade up" to a grand at some point in the future; and, most of those = who do, get Steinways.  = <BR><BR>Best.<BR><BR>Horace<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>