piano rip off

[Leslie Bartlett]

I guess I'm a fool.  Being kidless, approaching retirement age, etc. gives
me certain freedoms with my age, though I can't afford to do this kind of
thing often.  I called Fred Forshey, owner of the local Steinway dealer,
told him the situation, and he said he would "work with me"................
So, this afternoon I will go down there and pick up what he said was a
"really nice" Acrosonic for the people. He worked "very well"........  He
has done this kind of thing before to help others.  The man of the house has
a Dodge pick up (oh I hate loading pianos in pick ups!) so we will get it to
his house.They don't have money to pay me to move it.  But their kid wants
to learn to play piano........   One can help a little once in awhile.
Then we'll put the old piano in the garage. There are a couple cousumer help
groups associated with local TV stations which might put some pressure on
the store to refund their money. If not, I'll load it in the pickup, and I
will dump it in front of the store, and then dare the owners to come after
me.  Oh, while I was on the phone to the store, holding, of course, they had
the nicest Christian music playing...................................... 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Diane Hofstetter
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 1:51 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: RE: piano rip off

I know how you feel, Les.

We had that happen to a young couple once too.  They phoned from the
charity's store, asking about the piano.  We warned them; said we were
coming to look at it for them.

By the time we got there, they had spent their $200  before someone else got
the "bargain" away from them and were walking it down the street.  It was a
total disaster.  They walked it back to the charity's store and were told
"No refund", but they could leave it there if they didn't want to pay to
have it hauled off to the dump.  So, it went back on the floor to be sold to
the next sucker!


The worst of all though, was when the piano store that had been in town for
a long time sold a "piano" to some unsuspecting folk.  They called me to
"adjust the parts and tune it". The action didn't even belong to the piano
it was in.  (They should have at least suspected something when the case
parts didn't fit.)

Too bad we can't save even a part of the world.
Diane









Diane Hofstetter




----Original Message Follows----
From: "Leslie Bartlett" <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net, Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: piano  rip off
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 22:44:39 -0500

I have a new client who just spent $350 on a "piano" at a second hand store.
At least twelve pins were marked with an 'x' above to indicate they wouldn't
hold a pitch. They were all in a line, cracked block?    But my question is
are there any creative ways to get back at this store which refueses to
refund money to the people.  They couldn't afford what they got.  I was able
to get a Baldwin Acrosonic for $300, but they really didn't have the money
to buy anything more. So I said I would help them move it.   I am just so
hacked off that the poor continually get ripped off,and want to get even
with the fools who sold them this POS.
les bartlett

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