[CAUT] Rebuilding Value

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Barbara sez:
<<  It's the old, familiar
situation of a piano tech offering a <valid service> that conflicts with a 
dealer making a sale.   That's the <real> issue.  Of course, I want piano 
dealers to be successful, but it doesn't mean withholding my services to 
customers seeking help. >>

     It is actually very simple.  If a customer owns a worn out Steinway, the 
most economical way to have a really nice Steinway is to rebuild it, NOT 
trade it in on a new one.  
     A well-stretched analogy:  those race cars that you see on the NASCAR 
tracks are Chevys and Fords in name only,  there is virtually nothing in those 
cars that you can buy from your dealer.  Same goes with Steinways,  aftermarket 
work can surpass what is being sold from the factory. 
regards,

Ed Foote RPT 
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html