Terry, Sounds like one of our lease pianos that came in a couple of weeks ago. Still in the box! Literally! Think the movers were able to prep it? Or even tune it? :-) Not! Avery At 09:23 AM 06/24/01 -0400, you wrote: > > Any dealer under the sun will prep a piano................. > >Hmmmmm. I guess we don't run across the same dealers! I have seen quite a >few pianos go from box directly into living room! Hey, why fix it - it's >brand new, isn't it? > >Terry Farrell > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joel Jones" <jajones2@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 6:34 PM >Subject: FW: Yamaha service bond > > > > ------ Forwarded Message > > From: "Mark Barrett" <mbarrett@ward-brodt.com> > > Reply-To: "Mark Barrett" <mbarrett@ward-brodt.com> > > Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 14:04:57 -0500 > > To: "Joel Jones" <jajones2@facstaff.wisc.edu> > > Subject: Re: Yamaha service bond > > > > Joel, > > Here's something you can forward to the list. > > > > The Yamaha Service Bond Assurance Program is without a doubt "THE BEST" > > commitment to service of an instrument from a manufacturer in the piano > > industry. Any dealer that does not perform this service or provides the >in > > home tuning and pockets the Service Bond reimbursement should have their > > dealer franchise agreement revoked. > > > > Any dealer under the sun will prep a piano, deliver and tune once in the > > home. I do know some that have the audacity to charge for an in-home >tuning > >snip > > > > Mark Barrett > > Ward-Brodt Music Co. > > Madison, WI > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joel Jones <jajones2@facstaff.wisc.edu> > > To: Mark Barrett <mbarrett@ward-brodt.com> > > Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 9:59 AM > > Subject: FW: Yamaha service bond > > > > > > >Subject: Re: Yamaha service bond > > > > > >Kevin E. Ramsey wrote: > > >>Actually, what I have probably predates the card. I have a sheet of > > >>instructions for completing the Service Bond. It's probably circa 1985 >or > > >>so, but I don't think that they've changed things that much. I'm sure > > we'll > > >>hear if they have. > > > > > >Dave Nereson wrote: > > >>As I mentioned, Yamaha may have phased out the service bond program > > >>years ago, or maybe they left it up to the dealers, if they wanted to > > >>provide the service. Yes, the dealers paid us (technicians) to do the > > >>"first free tuning" and, 6 months later, the service bond, then they >were > > >>reimbursed, at least partially, by Yamaha. We didn't get much, but it >was > > a > > >>good way for a technician just starting out to build up a clientele of > > >>people with brand new Yamahas. --Dave Nereson, RPT > >
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