<HTML>Terry, He should pay the 1000 or so bucks it takes to get it to the SF area. &n= bsp;He would far more than make up the difference between what he could get = if Florida versus what he could get in SF.  Contact me if you would lik= e to have it shipped here.  I know a dealer that specializes in interes= ting used pianos.   Dave Stahl .In a message dated 8/29/03 3:50:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mfarrel2@t= ampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I'm looking for a little ad= vice from me esteemed colleagues. I replaced a broken agraffe on a 1960s or so (Teflon era) Steinway M tod= ay and tuned it. The piano (the son) was in my client's parents home in Tamp= a, Florida (last parent passed away recently). The son lives in San Francisc= o. He wants to sell the piano. It is all original and appears to have been p= layed rather lightly (very little wear on action). Keys and ebony paint job = are excellent condition and the interior appearance is good - strings and so= undboard will clean up nice (dusty). Everything looks good, and it has a bit= of a killer octave area - but not nearly as much as some. Overall, I would = rate the piano in very good original condition. He asked me if I would sell it for him - he needs to return to SF. I sai= d I had never done that, but would do a little research and let him know. So, two questions: Anyone care to venture an opinion on the piano's valu= e (midwest prices)? And, has anyone any experience with this type of service= ? What might be a reasonable selling fee or percentage for such a service? I= 'm really not up on Steinway values, but I would guess that one could get at= least $10K or it and maybe as much as $20K (maybe that is a bit ridiculous?= )????? What would be the wholesale value of this piano? Thanks for any insight on these questions. Terry Farrell </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>