Clunker pianos - what do you do?

[Kent Swafford]

There would be a conflict of interest when a tech condemns a piano  
_and_ happens to have one for sale. I've always preferred to refer the  
owner of the condemned piano to a dealer. After all, who says the  
customer wouldn't prefer to buy new instead of a refurb? At a dealer,  
they have the full set of options; every once in a while some take the  
opportunity to take the plunge and buy a good piano.

Kent

PS -- It's been a while, Steve; I hope you are well.

K


On Apr 11, 2008, at 6:36 PM, Steve Brooks wrote:

> So, when the real beaters show up you could offer a reasonably  
> priced alternative to wasting money on a "money pit" and perhaps  
> retain a customer while providing yourself with a better piano to  
> tune. You'd make a few bucks on the refurb.