<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in = 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue> <DIV>So you see how good we where working in the good old 50's !</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>      &nb= sp;      Surprisingly the piano was @ pitch and fairly even and I’ve = contracted to do a minimum of service with caveats galore concerning the plate = issue.</DIV> <DIV class=Section1>   Actually a new market appear to make "piano = styling" sculpture, paint, gold leaf, everything is possible, some factory send = modern pianos to be customized as that.   You can also ask a copy of an historical "art = case" piano.   The lacquer, generally is bright enough, a = lot of work in the rococo style. A few examples I've seen where horrible, but sure = that look rich ! It gives some work to artisans anyway.   Best   Isaac  </DIV></BODY></HTML>