Noah, I think the point David was making was (in so many words): if you are happy with your Winter, great. But for most folks with the technical knowledge of pianos combined with a desire for musicality - a Winter will not do. Lipstick on a pig, as it were. Further, when someone has to hire me to do work on a Winter, basically everything we do exceeds the value of the instrument. The client must understand that, and if that's OK, then, as Mike Magness said, [it all spends the same]. True, you won't get much piano if you spend $400 on a new(er) one instead of putting it into your Winter, but it DOES exceed the value of the piano. And, if your client desires an instrument that has some moderate level of responsiveness and tone, a Winter is not the piano for them. I am comfortable recommending against any client considering purchasing a Winter without ever seeing it. There are far too many better options. A piano is not your wife, BTW. That analogy really doesn't fit. I presume your wife is worth investing in. ;-] William R. Monroe I'm happy for you... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 hahaha! okay, that's a good one. :) Noah Haverkamp -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071213/f0ad8a3f/attachment.html
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