[CAUT] Rebuilding Value

[Don Mannino]

My answer to the school board would be:

"Consider the Source."

It seems rather obvious that the Steinway dealer has something to gain
by convincing the school to replace rather than rebuild.

Of course, the technician's estimate of the final value could also be
questioned on the same grounds, but of course that can be verified by
checking the selling prices of rebuilt Steinway pianos without "Genuine"
parts.

Don Mannino RPT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On 
> Behalf Of Kent Swafford
> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 3:53 PM
> To: College and University Technicians
> Subject: [CAUT] Rebuilding Value
> 
> 
> I have been contacted with regard to the following matter:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/n6rzu
> 
> The Steinway in question is a Model O.
> 
> I was asked for a statement concerning the viability of 
> rebuilding. I  
> thought if anyone here had anything to say on the matter, I might  
> include some of your responses in a letter I am sending to be 
> used at  
> an upcoming school board meeting.
> 
> 
> Thanks.   Sometimes it's OK to get "up in arms."    8^)
> 
> 
> Kent
> 
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