New Yamaha Vertical Price

[Farrell]

Thank you Roger and Greg. I will sleep better tonight. I just hate the
thought of a piano person ripping someone off big time. It was my last piano
to tune that day.....after some real junk. I said to my wife: "Thank
goodness it is a Yamaha - at least I will be a pleasure to tune".....it was.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

Terry,
    Your customer did all right. The Country Villa is one of the most
expensive cabinet designs Yamaha produces in Thomaston. Yeah, the dealer
still made some $$$, but with freight, fuel surcharges, moving, tuning &
prep
work, and ServiceBond compliance, probably not as much most people would
think.

Greg Boles
Baton Rouge, LA

----- Original Message -----
From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: New Yamaha Vertical Price


> Hi Terry,
>               They are more expensive than the P22, you are paying for
thhe
> furniture.  Made in USA vs Japan. another strike against them.
> Roger
>
>
> At 09:58 PM 2/20/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Does anyone have info on what a new Yamaha M500 CV (44" Country Villa
White
> >Oak) console goes for? Either the MSRP or what dealers typically sell
them
> >for.
> >
> >I just tuned a new one a lady bought 3 weeks ago. She said she paid
$4,500
> >for it at a dealer close-out sale. The dealer has been advertising that
they
> >will no longer carry acoustic pianos. I think a P22 goes for about
$4,000 -
> >and it is a studio. I should think the M500 would be quite a bit less
costly
> >than a P22. I tend to think she got ripped off. Any thoughts? Maybe she
has
> >a 30 day satifcation guarantee.
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> >Piano Tuning & Service
> >Tampa, Florida
> >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> >
>
>