<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Annie,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.. </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Al Guecia Allied PianoCraft PO Box 1549 High Point, NC 27261 (336) 454-2000 <A href="mailto:PianoTech@alliedpianocraft.com">PianoTech@alliedpianocraftcom</A> <A href="http://www.alliedpianocraft.com">www.alliedpianocraft.com</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- <DIV>From: "David Love" <<A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</A>></DIV> <DIV>To: "'Pianotech List'" <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>></DIV> <DIV>Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:44 PM</DIV> <DIV>Subject: RE: rental agreement</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV>> 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 > <A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</A> > <A href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com">www.davidlovepianos.com</A> > > -----Original Message----- > From: <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf > Of <A href="mailto:annie@allthingspiano.com">annie@allthingspiano.com</A> > 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 >> <A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</A> >> <A href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com">www.davidlovepianos.com</A> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@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 >> >> >> >> > > > ></BODY></HTML>