<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080><SPAN class=625044417-01082007>Oh, I agree. And I have no problem with internet sales as such. It's only when I am asked to make an out-of-the-box piano actually play -- <EM><STRONG>and do it on my nickel!</STRONG></EM> -- that I object.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080><SPAN class=625044417-01082007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080><SPAN class=625044417-01082007>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080><SPAN class=625044417-01082007>Del</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>William Benjamin<BR><B>Sent:</B> August 01, 2007 9:14 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Internet Piano Sales<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Del,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>People have been buying pianos sight unseen, smile since Sears catalogs were in out houses.   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>People who are in the right  place can buy a model D and Steinway will fly them to see the piano before they agree to accept it.   Still those who just want a beginning piano and rely on the statistics the company guarantees, they can save money buying it threw the net.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am like you, those people will still need it tuned over the years and usually need a good prep in the home to take care of sticking keys and such.   That is where I come in and am glad to accept the money to do so.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In this changing world, we are going to see more and more piano sales from the net.   It is a much larger show room and has vast selection available.   The department store and internet has made it hard on the MI Mom and Pop store and it is going to do the same for the piano market.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is my answer?   I offer pianos over the net as well as from my store.   Plane and simple, I can't change the future, but I can join it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>William</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>