Roy Ulrich wrote:
> what will the criteria be for the
> decision makers as well as the decisions?
The criteria should not rule out the low end piano, but the fraudulent
ones. The Nauga Wurlies, Betsy Ross and Lester Spinets should all pass, as
they were good as consumer products go. Lasting 50-70 years and depreciating
about the same percentage as new top quality pianos. Additionally most PSOs
might have a sticking key or two at first, but then work dozens of years
without failure.
However, some new pianos today won't survive a few seasons and will always
have sticking keys and never stay regulated. Retail price might be half what a
low end entry level piano should be but they are a horrible investment, -worse
than the first plastic action ever produced!
-Mike Jorgensen RPT
"You can tell the age of a Russian piano by counting the rings on the
soundboard"--Isaac Sadigurski RPT from USSR.
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