Clunker pianos - what do you do?

[mccleskey112 at bellsouth.net]

What about when the dealer sends you out with instructions to condemn an old 
klunker so they can make a sale.
Gerald
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Swafford" <kswafford at gmail.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: Clunker pianos - what do you do?


> 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.
>