Clunker pianos - what do you do?

[mccleskey112 at bellsouth.net]

Well that's not a bad idea, I'll have to admit, but the dealer knows me well 
enough that he know I'm not going to do that. What I do is get to know 
someone who is interested in pianos and make my service available to them by 
giving an estimate as to what it would cost to repair and tune their 
existing instrument as opposed to buying a new one. That way they can make 
an informed choice. If they choose to make the repairs the dealer can decide 
if he wants to use my services in the future. I will probably not be asked 
to condemn another piano and I will still do business with an educated 
dealer.
Gerald
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: Clunker pianos - what do you do?


>
>> What about when the dealer sends you out with instructions to condemn an 
>> old klunker so they can make a sale.
>> Gerald
>
> That would be the last time I had anything at all to do with that dealer - 
> ever.
> Ron N