In a message dated 12/9/99 11:43:48 PM !!!First Boot!!!, lesbart@juno.com writes: << I did suggest super-glue and driving pins might offer some hope for the short-term, but asked if she had a friend who was a lawyer. There still is room in my life for amazement at the depths to which some people will sink to steal a dollar from innocent people. les bartlett >> Although from our perspective, we know the lady got ripped off. But don't put the entire blame on the guy who sold her the piano. These guys stay in business because there are enough stupid people out there buying the crap. I just tuned and cleaned a 75 year old Francis Bacon piano a customer bought from a private party for $750 10 years ago. To me the piano is a total wreck, But the customer thinks she's got a gem. And she was happy as a clam to have me clean the soundboard and make it sound "decent." Trying to appease the customer won't do any good. The only way she'll learn her lesson is to buy another piano. But I bet you she'll go out and buy another piano just like she just did. Why? Because she doesn't have the sense to have one of us inspect the piano. That, to her, would be throwing away money. Just my 1.5 cents worth Willem
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