He didn't (so it says ;.0 ) say to purchase a Japanese fine quality piano. However, fixing an old piano for 3-4K would indeed get you a high end digital or a Chinese piano. It's just hard on our industry to have a quote like that go round the world… Paul From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net<mailto:davidlovepianos at comcast.net>> Reply-To: "pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>" <pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>> Date: Monday, July 30, 2012 10:05 AM To: "pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>" <pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] NY times article on Pianos We may not like hearing it but fundamentally Fine is correct. It’s pretty hard to ask a customer to spend the thousands it takes to restore an old upright when they can buy a new Yamaha U1 for $7000. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org> [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul Williams Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 7:07 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] NY times article on Pianos I didn't appreciate Larry Fine's quote….and to think he was selling his stuff at the PTG Conference! Paul From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net<mailto:davidlovepianos at comcast.net>> Reply-To: "pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>" <pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>> Date: Monday, July 30, 2012 8:49 AM To: "pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>" <pianotech at ptg.org<mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>> Subject: [pianotech] NY times article on Pianos FYI David Love www.davidlovepianos.com<http://www.davidlovepianos.com> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/arts/music/for-more-pianos-last-note-is-thud-in-the-dump.html?pagewanted=1&hpw -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120730/2de93ad0/attachment.htm>
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