Piano Fiasco

[w peterson]

I think a god point to remember is that a piano or PSO represents a dream or
is an object of sentiment to a lot of people. Every good home has a piano.
Most people never take care of their piano, and those that do  not want to
hear that they have been taken nor that they have a bad piano or PSO.    You
the technician stand to loose the customer as your honesty has made them
feel foolish.  You will also lose the dealer, and some of the techs that are
in servitude to that dealer.  Whistle blowers almost always loose.  There is
a lot about biz that stinks.  Bill Peterson
----- Original Message -----
From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 4:44 AM
Subject: Re: Piano Fiasco


> Hi Robert. Thanks for responding.
>
> > Recently a local couple sold their C-3 for I think around $15K which I
> inspected
> > and thought to be in pretty good shape.
>
> How old was it? Was I grey-market?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robert goodale" <rrg@unlv.edu>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 9:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Piano Fiasco
>
>
> > Farrell wrote:
> > <snip>
> >
> > >  A C3 now costs about $20,000. So figure hers might
> > > be worth somewhere between $10,000 to $13,000 at a dealer, and perhaps
> > > $8,000 to $11,000 in a private sale.
> > >
> > > She looked at me in horror and told me that she had just paid $19,000
> for
> > > the piano. She bought it at a dealer blowout - 50% off -
> > > going-out-of-business sale.
> >
> > I haven't checked recently but I think a C-3 runs closer to about $25K
> new.
> > Recently a local couple sold their C-3 for I think around $15K which I
> inspected
> > and thought to be in pretty good shape.  $19K is probably too high,
> particularly
> > when you can get a completely rebuilt (inside and out) plain case
Steinway
> M or
> > Mason & Hamilin A for a little more than that.  Yes, they probably got
> taken,
> > but I can assure you many more have been taken far worse than that.
> >
> > > Now perhaps it is not good to mention names
> > > here, so I won't. I'll just call the dealer (which I understand is the
> > > largest dealer chain in the US) Mr. B. Now you may ask why the subject
> of
> > > this post has the word "Fiasco".
> >
> > Nuf' said.  The dealer of which you B-speak is a Fiasco \:-).  I have
> heard many
> > sad things, even just recently.  The best thing that can be done in this
> case is
> > educate, educate, educate.  Buyer beware!
> >
> > Rob Goodale, RPT
> > Las Vegas, NV
> >
> >
> >
>
>