A while back there was a similarly-themed post here, or possibly on another PTG-managed list. At the time, I suggested a centralized notice board, rather than relying on everyone keeping a few emails for a long time or searching the archives for non-specific search terms. Surprisingly this doesn't seem to happen very often, but I think a public link from the www.ptg.org home page with un-resolved thefts would be beneficial. If a tech's new "customer" seems suspicious in describing his/her new acquisition, the tech could simply check the list. If a potential buyer is suspicious of a seller, s/he could check the publicly-accessible list. Perhaps a re-builder who stamps/stencils the serial number on the sound board could/should additionally record it elsewhere in a less conspicuous location in the piano... e.g. on the underside of the pinblock or on the keybed. Limiting such alerts to a few listservs limits the audience that becomes aware of a crime. I know that there are numerous techs who see a good many pianos over the course of a month that are too busy to monitor this list. Thoughts? Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On 6/14/07, Kent Swafford <kswafford at gmail.com> wrote: > > Just when you thought you had heard everything -- > > A member of the KC chapter sold a piano, Steinway 190341, and was > paid with counterfeit money orders. (The scam apparently included a > bogus mechanism for checking the authenticity of the money orders.) > The customer and piano have, surprise, surprise, disappeared. > > Any info on the piano would be appreciated. Send info to the PTG > office, to me at kswafford at gmail.com and/or to KnottStudios at aol.com > > > Kent > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070622/5ba5b5bb/attachment.html
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