Steinways / David Andersen

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 09:25 AM 12/8/2006 -0500, you wrote:

>Ric;
>At the beginning of this thread someone said that S&S has been like 
>this for for 30 years. In my experience they have been like this for 
>at least 41 years. In 1964 I sold my first S&S grand, a model 'M', 
>for the princely sum of $3,180. This 'M' needed all the thingees 
>done to it that a typical NY S&S does today....so it ain't a new 
>thing..this dealler prep stuff.
>
>When you buy a new car dealer pre is part of the deal and you are 
>normally told up front about. Car dealer prep though is for stuff 
>like final polishing, washing, shining, vacumming etc.  NOT for 
>aligning tires, truing steering, resetting seat height etc.
>
>The only reason that S&S gets away with their 'shoddy' shipping 
>condition on many of their pianos is that their dealer network lets 
>them get away with it. Where does the blame lie for this reality? 
>With the dealer for accepting delivery of these thingees? With the 
>Manufacturer for allowing the shipping of this thingees with often 
>substandard finishes/actions. With the customer for accepting the 
>Dealer's and Manufacturers word that the piano they are buying 
>represents the "Standard of the World"?
><snip>

>Jim Bryant (FL)


Standard Piano at a deluxe price...
(some assembly required)

Conrad