<!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 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That was a Young Chang piano and not = worth $20000 new --- for a 5'1" wow.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=jonnyv@chartermi.net = href="mailto:jonnyv@chartermi.net">jonnyv</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 17, 2002 = 10:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> "Whats it = Worth?"</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list, I am an associate = beginning tuner/tech. Today on my way home from a tuning job I stopped at a = garage sale and the Lady of the house noticed the signs on my car. She asked if I = could tell her what her piano is worth, I said I could give her an idea of = its condition and a broad price range to shoot for. Well I expected a worn = out old upright (because I'm a pessimist I Guess:) It's a Weber grand, model = wg-51, serial number 025722, She says she paid around 20,000.00 around 18 = years ago.I told her I wanted to consult with some of my peers and mentors and I'd = get back to her. It is in near mint condition!  Any advice...anyone?? = Thanks Jon Van Buren</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>