@keff, I was curious and googled Boston and Essex pianos - it seems they are both upright pianos, designed and sold by Steinway. According to the Steinway UK site the Essex piano range has various models which are priced at £8,000 to £10,000. Nice gift for any budding pianist. They look beautiful and have solid wood cases (which is not always the case nowadays, with many pianos being cased in MDF, probably sturdy enough but not as beautiful as real wood).