Hi All, I'm wondering what others might think of the garbage so prevalently spewed from the mouths of the piano 'sales forces' of America! (What a mouthful!) Since I work for a dealer, I am often in the background, tuning away while one of our 'illustrious' is selling his heart out regardless if it's a S$S or a Chinese Chang. It is absolutely amazing to me to listen to these guys. To listen to them talk, they've got engineering degrees in acoustics and mechanics out the wazoo. You name it, they have the nice tidy answer. (Even if it is totally untrue, or something that belongs in "fantasyland".) There's an angle to everything, and no matter what the polished turd happens to be, it's a "good value". Oh, my head hurts after listening to some of these 'pitches'. It makes me wonder whether there are just plain regular people who sell a good piano for a fair price without all the hype. So many times, I see someone being talked into a 'train wreck' of a piano, and everything inside me says, "Warn these people about this!!!" It's not so much the particular piano. I realize there are many levels of quality, and time frames of usefulness, but I hear them promising the moon and stars out of the Betsy Ross spinet, knowing full well, we can't do half of it. I hear them tout the clear resonate tone of the Steinway 1098, knowing full well it's loaded with false strings, and will be a nightmare to tune for any customer with a discriminating ear. Is it society which demands all the hype? Are the general public so consumed with being "Sold" that the product doesn't really make a big difference? (heaven forbid) Sometimes I have trouble handling this. But what is my rightful place? I work for a dealer, at least for now. But I am of the persuasion that someday, I'll have to answer for those things I've done or not done, said or not said. Are all dealerships this way to a greater or lesser extent? I've only worked for one so I have no other comparable reference. Actually, Newton, you're the one who got me thinking about this with your post under Re:Factory Reconditioned Yamahas? Perhaps we're not the only ones! If you've had some experiences, good or bad, and you'd like to share, I'd be interested. Brian Trout Quarryville, Pa.
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