<HTML>               To all &Especially Joe Garret               Thanks Joe I appreciate your post and attitude towards these old relicss. I have to confess that I'm one of those that sees these items as an ineffeceint way to make aliving,   That being said I am intrigued by the stwy squares a bit. I recently was called to look at a big Steinway square that survived a fire. It needs a finish,ivory repairs,soundboard water stain repairs. Before the fire it needed a bridge cap fix in the usual place strings and a finish.</BLOCKQUOTE>      I've rebuilt 3 in my life and there isn't really enoough money or desire for me to fix this one <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">but my question is what is this piano worth in original good condition in a good market and what would it fetch with a killer finish strings,soundboard crack and finsh repairs ,decent ivory and working as well as it did when it was new? I'm looking for a range and if any have been privy to actual sales of these. The last small stwy square I saw sold was in excellent original playing condition and it went for $3,500.00                     Thanks             Dale Erwin</BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>