JoAnn, I got rid of my old upright (never got over it, had it since I was 10) when I first moved in with my mom. The one I have now is white/gold, very pretty with a good "high end", but not the tonal quality of my old one. It did understand and I could make it "talk". I'm keeping it and hoping. I can do a little with my right hand, but bass is very weak. Rayilyn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn