JIMRPT@AOL.COM wrote: > <<"You bought it, you deserve to get what you paid for.">> > > Rob............maybe they did? Having decided years ago to not try to > compete with School System bidding, I can sympathize with both sides. > From the Schools point of view They want/need to get the best instrument for > the lowest possible price and don't mind squeezing a dealer for all the > goodie they can get. Having done a lot of work with public schools in the past I understand that their budget is pretty limited for piano service. Quite honestly they pay so little that I don't care to ever get involved with school tunings again. In this case, however, a new piano from the dealer should *work* like a new piano from the dealer, e.g. be reasonably regulated and playable. Mind it is a Young Chang, but in this case I don't think lesser quality the issue. A new piano shouldn't have bobbling hammers. Is the customer expected to purchase a new piano and then turn around and pay to have it properly regulated too? Not where I come from. Whatever the piano, it needs to be regulated well enough that it plays correctly prior to delivery. My opinion. Rob Goodale, RPT
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