<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE id=ridTitle>Clear Day</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"><BASE href="file://C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft = Shared\Stationery\"> <STYLE>BODY { MARGIN-TOP: 25px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; COLOR: #0033cc; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=ridBody bgColor=#ffffff background=cid:028201c40bd9$6104a680$0201a8c0@d9k6x9> <DIV>Dear List</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Occasionally I have a customer with a piano that exceeds the usual = variety of available items, and they wish to have me establish a 'value'. One = makes the usual obsevations and explanations about markets etc, but there is obviously a difference between a Kimball spinet, and a Yamaha studio, irrespective of the 'market', or perhaps because of it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Can anyone shed some light on a source of relative values, or a = website that may be helpful . . . I often use ebay just to get an idea about = what things are 'going for', but this is probably very reliable . . .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Case in point, which has spurred this inquiry . . My customer has a = 1962 Steinway upright, model V125 in wonderful shape. Other than to assure = them it is quite a lovely instrument, I am suggesting that it might do better in a = wider market . . </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Any ideas ??</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jim Kinnear</DIV> <DIV><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------= ---------<BR>The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress<BR> <BR>        -- = Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher<BR></DIV> <P> </P></BODY></HTML>