The sales people at the Baldwin U. sales here have been selling Samick-made DH Baldwins as the real thing. I think that's very misleading and such a shame for the poor buyers. They're sick when they find out and start having problems later. Even the staff at the University didn't know. I think it's a fact worth mentioning. I just feel, as in so many things in life, there's a machine churning and no one will take personal responsibility. Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter Covington, LA. lafargue@iamerica.net ---------- > From: David M. Porritt <dporritt@swbell.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: College sales > Date: Friday, November 14, 1997 6:45 PM > > List; > > The Baldwin piano co. loans us 13 pianos each year and at the end of the > year they have a sale. It is not held on campus (our legal department > would not allow it fearing the loss of tax exempt status if we had a > commercial venture on campus.) The sale is held at the local > dealership. It has been very successful there. The advertising is > honest and straight forward mentioning the loaner pianos and other new > and used instruments. When our ethical standards get in the way of our > better business judgement it's always best to go with the ethical > standards. > > In this as in every venture in life, it's not the activity that is bad, > but the people doing it. If you only work with honest people lots of > creative things can be done. I know that if the dealer changed his > modus operendi the administration and legal department would stop it in > a heartbeat. > > dave > _______________________________________________ > > David M. Porritt, RPT > Meadows School of the Arts > Southern Methodist University > Dallas, Texas > _______________________________________________
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