[pianotech] Fw: Haines Bros.

[James Grebe]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duaine & Laura Hechler" <dahechler at att.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fw: Haines Bros.


> James, et all,
> 
> If I took that attitude and told them this upfront, I would not have any
> business (especially with players).
> 
> I wait for the customer to ask about resell value. I figure if thats the
> whole purpose of fixing it up and reselling it, then they will ask.
> 
> Respectfully,
> Duaine
> 
> James Grebe wrote:
>> This is typical of about a dozen letters a month I get from my web site.
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: James Grebe <james at grebepiano.com>
>>> Date: Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 9:40 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Haines Bros.
>>> To: "jamie>
>>> Hi,
>>> <snip> The general rule is to never put more into a
>>> piano than what you can turn around and sell it for.
>>> James
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 6:49 PM, jamie> jamie>> Hi James,
>>>>
>>>> Do you know the value of a Haines Bros. upright piano?  It has a
>>>> number on
>>>> it of 65259 and inspected by Francis Haines.
>>>>
>>>> Any insight would be appreciated.  It has been in our family for
>>>> many years
>>>> and needs some refurbishing but wasnt sure if it was worth doing.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Jamie Emmons
> 
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