<HTML>In a message dated 1/6/03 12:50:00 PM !!!First Boot!!!, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Think about it for about 1/2 second. We are talking night and day here. IMHO, one should say no to the Whitney and look for something nicer. Terry Farrell </BLOCKQUOTE> Sometimes customer don't have time to look for something else. Yes, there are bargains out there. But they are hard to find. When a parent is ready to buy an instrument so that their child can take lessons, they have to act immediately. Otherwise the child will loose interest. The child doesn't understand why Mommy and Daddy can't afford $1000 for a piano. They just know they want a piano. And if all they have is $500, then they should buy a piano like that. Even if it is a Whitney. And as I said, for the price, they are not bad. It all depends how well it was maintained, and how good the tuner is to keep it in good playing condition. Wim </HTML>