HI Terry, No, not in a dealer's showroom, but here in my home/shop. Got to do it soon, though. I hope to never again have so much free time to be able to justify doing that much work without getting paid for it!! Mike > [Original Message] > From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 9/20/2003 5:00:51 AM > Subject: Re: Stuart Pianos > > What do you mean by a "floor sample"? Do you mean placing one of your > rebuilt pianos on a dealer's showroom floor? > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Spalding" <spalding48@earthlink.net> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 4:41 PM > Subject: Re: Stuart Pianos > > > > Terry, > > > > I would love to do "the best possible" rebuilding job, but haven't yet had > > the opportunity. Like it says in the PTG Code of Ethics: "I will render > > the best possible service under the circumstances, always keeping the > best > > interests of my client in mind." I give an honest evaluation of the > > condition of their piano, describe the possibilities and the reasonable > > costs, then they decide what they're willing to pay for, and I work at > > meeting/exceeding their expectations. I would like, in the near future, > to > > rebuild a piano that I own in the best way I know how - having a floor > > sample would probably help sell the higher quality rebuilds. Anybody else > > found this to be a useful selling technique? > > > > Mike > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > > > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Date: 9/19/2003 2:53:14 PM > > > Subject: Re: Stuart Pianos > > > > > > I wonder what percentage of "rebuilders" or "builders" make each piano > the > > > best way they know how - compared to what percentage re/build them in > the > > > most profitable way (or what they think is the most profitable). And > most > > > certainly, there is a continuum between the two extremes. > > > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> > > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:40 AM > > > Subject: Re: Stuart Pianos > > > > > > > > > > I don't know, I haven't found that tendency to be par for the course. > > > I've > > > > generally found technicians, designers and builders to be very > generous > > > > with their knowledge and information. If what is said is true about > > > Wayne, > > > > then I find that to be the exception, not the rule. I would also > expect > > > > each builder to think they are doing it the best way. Afterall, if > they > > > > thought there was a better way, then I would hope they'd be doing it > > that > > > > way, if you catch my drift. > > > > > > > > David Love > > > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Richard Brekne > > > > To: Kerry Cooper;Pianotech > > > > Sent: 9/19/2003 7:15:47 AM > > > > Subject: Re: Stuart Pianos > > > > > > > > > > > > Grin... from what I can tell... then Wayne is just par for the course. > > If > > > > there's one thing one learns fast in this buisness... its that every > > > > manufacturer is convinced they are doing things far better most > everyone > > > > else. Seems to be the way the game is played. Some kind of > survivilist > > > > thingy me thinks. > > > > I did a stint on the fringes of University Science fundings... was > crew > > on > > > > the University of Washingtons oceanigraphic research ship, MS Thompson > > > some > > > > years back... grin.. you shoulda heard some of the stories some of the > > > > visiting heads of reasearch projects had to say about their > > > colleagues.... > > > > and they we think Piano Folks are bad... :):) > > > > Cheers... and have a good weekend. > > > > RicB > > > > > > > > Kerry Cooper wrote: > > > > David, > > > > Even here in Australia where the Stuart piano is made, it is very hard > > for > > > > a > > > > technician who is not one of Wayne's fold to have a good look at his > > > piano. > > > > We are deemed to be below him. He has stated that there is only a > > handful > > > > of > > > > tuners who are capable of servicing a Stuart piano (and he wonders why > > he > > > > is > > > > not proclaimed as the saviour of the piano industry in Australia). > > > > He refers to Ron O as a pretender who is playing on the fringes of > piano > > > > manufacturing. I will leave it there > > > > Kerry Cooper > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Richard Brekne > > > > RPT, N.P.T.F. > > > > UiB, Bergen, Norway > > > > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > > > > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > > > > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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