Annie, One of the biggest problems I've had with churches is that they move the piano and sometimes break a leg. I always add this to the rental agreement.. Piano must remain in place of delivery and must not be moved under any circumstances. <name> is responsible for any/all damages to finish and/or piano. Al Guecia Allied PianoCraft PO Box 1549 High Point, NC 27261 (336) 454-2000 PianoTech at alliedpianocraft.com www.alliedpianocraft.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:44 PM Subject: RE: rental agreement > Write a normal sales contract and specify the terms including the amount of > time they have to make a decision. Be sure the shipping charges cover > insurance in transit. Have them write the shipping check separate from the > price of the piano, including tax, so you can deposit the shipping check > immediately and hold the one for the piano. Have them pay for shipping both > ways and then reimburse whatever amount if they keep it. Insist that you > arrange the move and pick the movers each way. > > David Love > davidlovepianos at comcast.net > www.davidlovepianos.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf > Of annie at allthingspiano.com > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:38 AM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: RE: rental agreement > > That's a good idea, thanks. Much simpler than a contract, too. > > My shop is 160 miles from their church (in my previous service area)... > and she wants to play the piano on site, having had such a frustrating > experience with the current instrument. > > I don't blame her a bit, as I'd feel the same way about all of it: the > current piano's inadequacy, the desire for a grand, and the wanting to try > it out in the space. (Maybe I'm identifying too much, eh?) But I am SO > glad they finally decided to actually solve the problem, rather than > trying to work around it. > > Annie G. > >> Get a check for the entire amount first including the move. If they want >> it >> or destroy it, you cash it. If they don't, you refund it less the move >> amount when the piano is returned safely. Why deliver it for a test >> drive, >> btw, what's wrong with your shop? >> >> David Love >> davidlovepianos at comcast.net >> www.davidlovepianos.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On >> Behalf >> Of Annie Grieshop >> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 6:18 AM >> To: Pianotech >> Subject: rental agreement >> >> This weekend, I'll be delivering a piano to a church for a "test drive" >> prior to purchase, and it just occured to me that I don't have any sort of >> legally binding agreement for us to sign regarding loss, damage, or other >> problems that might arise. >> >> Can anyone supply me with a copyof an agreement they use or point me >> toward >> on one the web? And if you have words of wisdom related to such a deal, >> please share them! >> >> Annie Grieshop >> >> >> >> > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080117/98370de0/attachment.html
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