Leslie: You are 'da MAN! God bless you and that dealer. Reminds me something about "going around and coming around"... Your rewards are "in the mail"! Paul McCloud San Diego > [Original Message] > From: Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net> > To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 09/02/2006 7:22:41 AM > Subject: RE: piano rip off > > I guess I'm a fool. Being kidless, approaching retirement age, etc. gives > me certain freedoms with my age, though I can't afford to do this kind of > thing often. I called Fred Forshey, owner of the local Steinway dealer, > told him the situation, and he said he would "work with me"................ > So, this afternoon I will go down there and pick up what he said was a > "really nice" Acrosonic for the people. He worked "very well"........ He > has done this kind of thing before to help others. The man of the house has > a Dodge pick up (oh I hate loading pianos in pick ups!) so we will get it to > his house.They don't have money to pay me to move it. But their kid wants > to learn to play piano........ One can help a little once in awhile. > Then we'll put the old piano in the garage. There are a couple cousumer help > groups associated with local TV stations which might put some pressure on > the store to refund their money. If not, I'll load it in the pickup, and I > will dump it in front of the store, and then dare the owners to come after > me. Oh, while I was on the phone to the store, holding, of course, they had > the nicest Christian music playing...................................... > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of Diane Hofstetter > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 1:51 AM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: RE: piano rip off > > I know how you feel, Les. > > We had that happen to a young couple once too. They phoned from the > charity's store, asking about the piano. We warned them; said we were > coming to look at it for them. > > By the time we got there, they had spent their $200 before someone else got > the "bargain" away from them and were walking it down the street. It was a > total disaster. They walked it back to the charity's store and were told > "No refund", but they could leave it there if they didn't want to pay to > have it hauled off to the dump. So, it went back on the floor to be sold to > the next sucker! > > > The worst of all though, was when the piano store that had been in town for > a long time sold a "piano" to some unsuspecting folk. They called me to > "adjust the parts and tune it". The action didn't even belong to the piano > it was in. (They should have at least suspected something when the case > parts didn't fit.) > > Too bad we can't save even a part of the world. > Diane > > > > > > > > > > Diane Hofstetter > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Leslie Bartlett" <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net> > Reply-To: l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net, Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org> > Subject: piano rip off > Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 22:44:39 -0500 > > I have a new client who just spent $350 on a "piano" at a second hand store. > At least twelve pins were marked with an 'x' above to indicate they wouldn't > hold a pitch. They were all in a line, cracked block? But my question is > are there any creative ways to get back at this store which refueses to > refund money to the people. They couldn't afford what they got. I was able > to get a Baldwin Acrosonic for $300, but they really didn't have the money > to buy anything more. So I said I would help them move it. I am just so > hacked off that the poor continually get ripped off,and want to get even > with the fools who sold them this POS. > les bartlett > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/435 - Release Date: 08/31/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/435 - Release Date: 08/31/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/436 - Release Date: 09/01/2006 > >
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