Condemnation and obtaining for personal gain

[Alan]

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My thought are that if you KNOW it's a piano that will restore
beautifully and fetch a good price, you could offer to buy the hulk
(cheap) and pay them an agreed-upon percentage of the profit you make
when you restore it and resell it. Never tried such a thing, but it
sounds like a win-win for all, if they trust you. 
 
Alan R. Barnard
Salem, MO

-----Original Message-----
From: Farrell [mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:12 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Condemnation and obtaining for personal gain


Best option would be to tell the owners that it is not worth more than a
couple hundred bucks, call a local tech ...... Terry Farrell
(813-684-3505) would be a fine one ......, and have the tech take that
old worn-out piano off this elderly couple's hands. 
 
Yup, that's what I would do.
 
Operators are standing by.....
 
A second option, and IMHO not nearly as good as the option described
above, would be to buy it yourself. I don't know exactly what is the
salvage value of an M&H A. Perhaps some on this list can help you get a
range for that. Offer them something towards the lower end of the range.
I find that west-Florida prices are pretty consistent with much of
mid-western USA. IMHO, that would be fair to you becuase you will get a
good deal on the piano, and it will be fair to them because the price
will be within the "normal" range, but they have the ease of sale
without having to advertise it, do the pricing research themselves, have
people calling and trampling through their home inspecting the piano,
etc., etc. And of course, if they want to pursue getting a higher price,
they are free to advertise the piano and do that whole thing.
 
Terry Farrell
 
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From: "Phil Bondi" <HYPERLINK
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To: "Newtonville" <HYPERLINK
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Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:24 AM
Subject: Condemnation and obtaining for personal gain


> Good morning all.     
> 
> Recently, I had to give the bad news to an elderly couple with a 1915 
> M&H A. It was established that the piano hadn't been tuned in 12 years

> rather than the 5 originally thought - I always find it amazing how 
> people's memories work, or not, when it refers to piano maintenance..
> 
> Anyway, the pinblock was shot..I put my tuning lever on a tuning pin
and 
> BOING..same thing across the block.
> 
> Now I know what you're saying: CA it Bondi!!..sorry..this couple has
no 
> money to spend on any repairs, and my regular tuning price was "a
little 
> higher than expected" to begin with..it would be with 12 years between

> tunings.
> 
> They're going to be moving to Minnesota in a few years and are now 
> willing to leave the piano behind with the house..I suggested to them 
> that before they do that, I would be happy to take the piano off their

> hands for an agreed upon price..The man of the house said he would
think 
> about that.  The piano needs everything..especially the cabinet: 
> alligatored like Jim Bryant's favorite football team!!!
> 
> I don't run into this situation very often where I have to give the
bad 
> news for pianos that are potentially quite worthy of rebuilding and 
> re-selling and are basically worthless where they sit.
> 
> I would like to have this piano to work on..again, I believe it's a 
> pre-Aeolian M&H, and they are rare birds in these parts.
> 
> If you were me, and be glad you're not, how would you handle this
situation?
> 
> Seriously,
> Phil(Fl)
> 
> 
> 
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