Hi, This "bait and switch" process has gone on for years. One piano is nicely prepared and the customer purchases it in good faith--but another so called "identical" instrument is delivered. I pity the clients. At 11:42 PM 8/8/2003 -0400, you wrote: >At 7:06 PM -0400 8/8/03, Tvak@aol.com wrote: >>Thanks to all for the advice... To briefly recap, I was hired to >>examine a Yamaha U1 which my client purchased from Biasco Piano. He >>wanted me to inspect it before he took delivery. I arrived and was >>shown to the piano, which had a different serial number than the one >>sold to my client. (!) So I inquired if there was a mistake, but I >>was told that this was indeed my client's piano. When I pointed out >>to them that it had a different serial number, they told me that >>they never sell the pianos off the floor. They take a piano from >>the warehouse to deliver to the client. Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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