Reminds me of an old saying I use to insult my friends. If a fool and his money are soon parted, who got yours?? Carl Meyer Assoc. PTG Santa Clara, California cmpiano@attbi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 4:05 PM Subject: Re: Symphony Piano Sale > As long as it is successful it never will. > > Greg > > ROBOTUNER@AOL.COM wrote: > > > Thanks for the funny article about piano sales.We do that up here in Wash > > DC,but they are called University Sales.There seems to be some competition > > amoung two of our local dealers.(One of which I have been employed by for 22 > > years)Neither one actually puts their name on any of the advertiseing.The > > thing really gets us in service is that our own company doesn't tell us about > > the event untill less than a week before.I think they are afraid of our > > competition getting wind of our sale and they can start a counter sale.This > > of course causes our prep. tuners to rush and prepare low end "Kiwis", > > "Kokler and Crumbles"and a few Steenbergs and Baastons for the > > selection.Again these were all supposedly proffesionally mantained at the > > school.We know that most of them come from a warehouse we keep surplus > > units.They are also delivered directly from the school with very little > > prep.Then to top it off the piano is sold without a free tuning(why should it > > need it if it has been professionally maintained?)So when I see them in the > > field six months later I get to practice my under an hour pitch raise.Did I > > forget to mention that the customers are given a coupon good for a $50.00 > > tuning within six months! I sure hope this trend sees a quick end very soon. > > > > -- > Greg Newell > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > >
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