Question about a purchase

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Avery writes:
> Or at least as unbiased as another university
>tech can be in a situation like this. :-)  Thanks.

         Greetings Avery, 
I think$30,000 would be a better price for this piano, which would let you 
get an action in it if need be.  The cost of moving is not the only cost 
involved.  There will be more repair and adjustment needed. Stability can't 
be improvedby this amount of travel,and it is only a matter of time before it 
gets damaged.  
     Does the cellist have more than one cello? Can he rehearse on a 3/4 
scale model as effectively as on his "performance size".   If the cellist 
cannot get the response out of an instrument, how valuable is it to him?  If 
pianists are finding functional shortcomings with the pianos in use, then 
that is credence right there. 
     Arrgh,  I dunno, maybe just kick the bejesus out of him and tell him 
what an insulated idiot he is for being so insensitive to the needs of other 
musicians......(:/)}}
Regards, 
Ed