Piano Fiasco

[Dave Bunch]

Why, of course every individual must prove their sterling...ness before
taking their place among the other honored listees in the yellow pages.
Seriously...

A few phone calls to friends with pianos, piano teachers, or the local
university should produce a short list of low risk prospects. Even choosing
the name that contains the hole made by your dart will decrease the odds of
making a regrettable purchase.

Dave Bunch


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 9:29 PM
Subject: Re: Piano Fiasco


> >You know.....I would never come right out and say this to a customer in
this
> >situation since they are sure to be kicking themselves as it is, but....
why
> >would anyone pay this kind of money for a used anything, without having
it
> >checked out by an impartial professional?
>
> I presume that would be one of the ubiquitous qualified and competent
> impartial professionals? And how would a prospective buyer choose such a
> sterling individual from among the large shiny yellow page ads, or from
the
> random (and all different) recommendations from the individuals on their
> social and political "A" list? It's really easy to write this sort of
thing
> off to the rash and impulsive whim of an ignorant victim who didn't have
> enough sense to acquire or hire before the fact, the education necessary
to
> avoid biting the big one, but where do these pre-doomed individuals go to
> get the information they need to make a marginally intelligent and
informed
> decision?
>
>
> Ron N