Thanks everyone for your patronage! We closed on the new house this morning, and we will move in tonight!
Jessie
Congratulations! And thanks again for the brass A.
Enjoy the new house!
Lesley
Congratulations and best wishes on the new digs.
That F-5 Gibson a page back would work great for ITM! I think you should buy it and let us hear some tunes!
I think you should buy it and let us hear some tunes!
Wouldn’t that be great? 
It could buy us a new house TWICE OVER!
(Well, it might not fetch $225,000. I expect it will go for about $175,000 or $180,000)
(And, BTW, it’s worth it.)
With the current exchange rate, I imagine it could go to someone outside of the USA, and you’re correct --it would be incredible for ITM.
So if anyone has about 90,000 GBP burning a hole in their pocket… 
This is to let JessieK know that my nickel Copeland arrived in great shape; I opened the package about the time the Big House Closing was taking place (mid-day?). And was probably still playing it while the moving vans were unloading.
Thanks for the delivery.
SO, HOW DO I LIKE IT ?? ---------
So far, so good. Looks just like its picture (surprise, surprise). I have found it to be everything Jessie said it was (no surprise). A fine musical instrument. In tune. Full, round tone. Strong volume, especially the first octave where the volume is much needed in the high soprano range whistles. A powerful new weapon in my arsenal of E-flat sops.
Thanks again and I hope everyone likes the new house.
Lloyd