[ Mark Armstrong wrote in 101019 MMDigest:

> If you are serious please contact me via email and I will arrange
> with you for it to be picked it up.  Other wise sadly I may have to
> have it destroyed.

It pains me to see that Mark would rather destroy an antique of value
without even thinking to donate it to a thrift store.  Perhaps I just
do not understand the owners motivation.

Andy LaTorre

 [ The piano appears pretty decrepit in photos; maybe the thrift store
 [ manager declined to accept it.  Or maybe Mark believes that people
 [ will respond to "Take it away or it goes to the dump."  -- Editor