🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi All!

My soon-to-be father-in-law is looking to buy a piano for his 8 year
old daughter (my future sister-in-law, not my fiancee) to begin taking 
lessons on.  He's looking for:

* A used upright piano
* Cost not more than $2,000
* Good quality sound
* Looks like a nice piece of furniture

He'd like recommendations on brands, models, places to look (is it
best to buy through the classifieds, or go to a dealer).  Is the
$2,000 limit too low?  too high?  just right?  

My fiancee & I know very little about buying a quality piano so we
aren't much help to her father.  We both have a musical background 
(I play the guitar & cello, she plays the clarinet along with other 
wind instruments), so that helps.  Any info you could provide would 
be greatly appreciated.

Also, is there a music group I could post this message to???

Thanks much!

Tom Short
short@seismo.css.gov
Center for Seismic Studies