buying pianos off web??

[J Patrick Draine]

Thanks for the post & URL. Very interesting site, well put together. 
I tried to configure a black Yamaha U1 (48" tall) "reconditioned to 
as new". It prices out to $3320. Not too bad if it were a U1, but one 
is actually placing a blanket order for a black Yamaha in the range 
of 42 to 49 inches. If it were any smaller than 48" I would find this 
to be a very undesirable deal.
Now if you got on the *telephone* with these people you could 
probably actually get what you want -- but there will probably be 
many purchases that occur after a few uninformed clicks on their 
"order page," and the result may be less than ideal for Mr. & Mrs. 
John Q. Public.
If they advertise their site selectively they'll probably make a ton 
of money. And we'll probably have many Dampp-Chaser sales if they 
survive the first heating season.

Patrick