First of all, let me send along all my best wishes for the Christmas
season to all of you MMD'ers out there.  We finally got a dusting of
snow on Monday, so it's beginning to look a little like Christmas...

I have recently acquired a square grand piano, made by Ditson of
Boston.  I didn't pay very much for it, and it's a restoration work for
sure.  I am told it dates to the mid 1800's, and was probably shipped
to California in the gold rush days or some such bull like that.  What
I would like to know is:  How much is something like this worth?

Before I spend hours and dollars on this thing, I would like to know
if it's worth it.  What say you all?

Best Regards,
Jim Hendershot