Is this a "Beware"?

[Avery Todd]

List,
   Found this on rec.music.makers.piano and was wondering if this is one of
those "beware" type of sales that were discussed in the recent past on the
list?

>Date: Thu, 23 May 1996 17:24:13 +0500
>Subject: Re: Arriving June-Sept, over 100 used Yamaha,Kawai grands-upright
> pianos
>
>rjones8650@aol.com (RJones8650) wrote:
>
>You can not and will not find a lower price anywhere in the U.S.  We are
>piano technicians in a cheap warehouse that have imported used Yamaha and
>Kawai pianos monthly for 11 years .  We get the largest shipments through
>the summer months,  and sell them like hotcakes.  We can provide state by
>state customer and music teacher referral lists that can tell you that
>they have come from as far away as  Mass. and Miss. to purchase from us.
>We rely heavily on word of  mouth.  All the pianos are fully regulated,
>tuned, cleaned out,  and polished prior to delivery,  Most of them look
>new inside and out when we are finished with them.  You will save
>thousands.  If you live in the Baltimore-Washington area, the delivery is
>free.  If you live farther away we can provide you with cheap moving.  The
>savings will be far more than the small cost for transport.  That's a
>fact!  We also guarantee all of them for one year,  parts and labor and
>offer a lifetime 100% trade in with no time limit.  1st shipment arrives
>port of Baltimore June 3. for more information you can contact us at
>RJ8650@aol.com or call at 1-800-466-2198.
>Thank you,
>Rick Jones President
>Rick Jones Pianos Inc. (Specializing in used acoustic pianos.)
>Beltsville, Maryland
>

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Avery Todd, RPT
Moores School of Music
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-4893
713-743-3226
atodd@uh.edu
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