<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bottomMargin=0 leftMargin=3 rightMargin=3 topMargin=0> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 17:23:11 -0500 Robert Goodale <<A href="mailto:rrg@nevada.edu">rrg@nevada.edu</A>> writes:<BR>> The = piano is expected to bring between $250,000 and $300,000<BR>> at auction.  = In other words, someone will be purchasing a<BR>> used poorly "rebuilt" = Aeolian Knabe with a retail value of<BR>> probably less than $3,000.00 for 1000 = times it's actual<BR>> value  <FONT color=#ff0000>Ummmm.  = Robert, sorry, but I really don't think that 300,000 is a thousand times 3,000&nbsp= ; - rather a <STRONG>hundred </STRONG>times.  Anyway you look at it people= are going to pay a lot just because of who owned the piano.  (= Wish people would pay me a hundred times the going rate just because <STRONG>I</STRONG> tuned their piano). :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Now that I've done my math for the evening - I'= ll go to bed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>John Fortiner</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Billings, MT.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> because Elvis played it.  Hey, if the new owner<BR>> = invests another $15,000 for a proper rebuilding they might<BR>> actually end up = with a piano that is worth $9,000!  Only in<BR>> America!<BR>> <BR>&= gt; For what it's worth I will post the case number rubbing in a<BR>> = separate e-mail.<BR>> <BR>> Rob Goodale, RPT<BR>> Las Vegas, NV<BR>> <BR= >> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>