I don't know about the Artist Taboret from Schaff, but I bought a real nice leather one from Poeschl Manufacturing in Wisconsin (I think). At the time I researched cost and found it to be among the lowest, and it is as good or nicer than any other I have seen. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Ruth" <mitch_ruth@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 6:00 PM Subject: Schaff/American Piano Supply > Hi List, > > In my most recent American Piano Supply invoice, I received a note from the > Schaff folks telling me of the merger of the two companies. The note also > gave notice of the issuance of a single price list for both companies. I > haven't dealt with Schaff before but I gather from the list that the prices > are higher and the service is somewhat better. > > I am considering the purchase of two Artist's benches for my piano studio > and I am wondering what kind of price increase I can expect. I can only > assume that the issuance of a single price list for both companies means an > increase (I hope to be wrong..) Can I expect Schaff to charge what American > called it's "retail" price? How much more does Schaff usually charge on > like items? > > I'm looking for some quick information in order to make a business decision. > I'm not upset that Schaff decides to charge more as long as the increase > is reasonable and I can expect better service. I don't want to start anyone > ranting about piano parts suppliers. > > We can do that later... > > Mitch Ruth > DeMossville, KY > > "Hold on to your dreams, unless you dream of porcupines..." > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. > >
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