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Ric,<br><br>I just had a look on your homepage. You donīt seem to be a dealer. Are you planing to become a dealer? If so, I highly recommend to check out the Wendl & Lung pianos, they are really worth getting involved in.<br><br>Gregor<br><br>P.S: itīs funny to read Norwegian. Itīs almost understandable for Germans. Isnīt Bergen the city with the most raining days in Europe? :-)<br><br>> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:49:41 +0100<br>> From: ricb@pianostemmer.no<br>> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br>> Subject: Essex Uprights<br>> <br>> Hi Paul, Gregor.<br>> <br>> Thanks for your thoughts, I'm a bit surprised this didn't prompt more <br>> replies myself really given the fact we are talking about "They that <br>> Shall not be Named". Seriously tho, the little feedback I have (and this <br>> really applies to Boston as well) is that they are too expensive for <br>> what they are competing for. As in quite a bit to much expensive. I cant <br>> get a-hold of a dealers price list so I have no way at the moment of <br>> assessing how much it costs a dealer to buy in, transport and service <br>> any of these. But I get the feeling that they are also rather high <br>> priced from the factory to dealership.<br>> <br>> I've been to Oberlin a couple years back and didnt think to ask whether <br>> they had any. Given the fact that Essex is a low level entry piano, I'd <br>> be surprised if they had any.<br>> <br>> Still... I'd like to get more basic feedback as to performance / costs. <br>> Are they worth getting involved in. I've seen one Essex upright so far <br>> up here in the far north. A 123 I think it is. And I've seen a few <br>> Boston uprights and grands. I kind of like the Boston G178 and G 215 <br>> for the money. But the Boston pianos seem here in Norway a bit steep.<br>> <br>> Cheers<br>> RicB<br>> <br>> <br>> Contact any of the "All Steinway Schools" like Oberlin. I think<br>> they have some. I haven't heard any great reviews of them, however....<br>> <br>> Paul<br>> <br>> <br><br /><hr />Discover the new Windows Vista <a href='http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE' target='_new'>Learn more!</a></body>
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