Who's this?

[Bill Ballard]

On Sat, 24 Robert Goodale <rrg@nevada.edu> wrote:

>There is a Cable-Nelson grand advertised with a QRS system installed.
>The seller claims it was "rebuilt by a Registered Piano Technician".
>In the picture the piano does looks halfway decent.  But if you look
>very closely you can also see a grand action sitting on top of a shelf
>in the back ground.  You will also see some little boxes with what
>appears to be felt sticking out of them.  Clearly the seller IS the
>piano technician.  It also suggests you visit the following page for
>additional pics:

Why is it so clear that the seller is  the rebuilder. The picture is 
certainly taken at a small rebuilder's shop, the kind which would 
restring a 1920's runt grand player with the *original* block and 
pile a "looks-good-in-a-JPEG" refinishing, and a "top of the line" 
QRS Pianomation installation on top of that.

I'm curious as to why someone who does such extensive restoration on 
BMWs, and owns (if not is just part of the race crew of) a yacht 
should choose to take such a bath on the piano. Reserve bid of $1550, 
really! And is the seller really the owner? And did he really get 
releases from all those babes to post their pictures on the net?

Actually I'm not curious. I'm not the one who's going to take 
delivery of the piano and find that I'm going to have to change the 
block immediately.

>So we have a mystery RPT here... okay confess, who is it!!!!

At least the seller lives (or at least visited) in the land of palm 
tree, and sailed a yacht out of San Diego.


Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

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