<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=687133702-26022004><FONT face=Arial>My thought are = that if you KNOW it's a piano that will restore beautifully and fetch a good price, = you could offer to buy the hulk (cheap) and pay them an agreed-upon = percentage of the profit you make when you restore it and resell it. Never = tried such a thing, but it sounds like a win-win for all, if they trust you. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = Farrell [mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February = 25, 2004 10:12 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: = Condemnation and obtaining for personal gain<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Best option would be = to tell the owners that it is not worth more than a couple hundred bucks, call a = local tech ...... Terry Farrell (813-684-3505) would be a fine one ......, = and have the tech take that old worn-out piano off this elderly couple's = hands. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Yup, that's what I = would do.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Operators are = standing by.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>A second option, and = IMHO not nearly as good as the option described above, would be to = buy it yourself. I don't know exactly what is the salvage value of an M&H = A. Perhaps some on this list can help you get a range for that. Offer = them something towards the lower end of the range. I find that west-Florida = prices are pretty consistent with much of mid-western USA. IMHO, = that would be fair to you becuase you will get a good deal on the piano, and it = will be fair to them because the price will be within the "normal" range, but = they have the ease of sale without having to advertise it, do the pricing = research themselves, have people calling and trampling through their home = inspecting the piano, etc., etc. And of course, if they want to pursue getting a = higher price, they are free to advertise the piano and do that whole thing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2></FONT><FONT = face=Arial color=#800000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Phil Bondi" <</FONT><A href="mailto:phil@philbondi.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2>phil@philbondi.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Newtonville" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 = 8:24 AM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Condemnation and obtaining = for personal gain</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> Good morning all.     <BR>> = <BR>> Recently, I had to give the bad news to an elderly couple with a 1915 = <BR>> M&H A. It was established that the piano hadn't been tuned in 12 = years <BR>> rather than the 5 originally thought - I always find it = amazing how <BR>> people's memories work, or not, when it refers to piano maintenance..<BR>> <BR>> Anyway, the pinblock was shot..I put my = tuning lever on a tuning pin and <BR>> BOING..same thing across the = block.<BR>> <BR>> Now I know what you're saying: CA it Bondi!!..sorry..this = couple has no <BR>> money to spend on any repairs, and my regular tuning price = was "a little <BR>> higher than expected" to begin with..it would be with = 12 years between <BR>> tunings.<BR>> <BR>> They're going to be moving = to Minnesota in a few years and are now <BR>> willing to leave the = piano behind with the house..I suggested to them <BR>> that before they = do that, I would be happy to take the piano off their <BR>> hands for an = agreed upon price..The man of the house said he would think <BR>> about = that.  The piano needs everything..especially the cabinet: <BR>> alligatored = like Jim Bryant's favorite football team!!!<BR>> <BR>> I don't run into = this situation very often where I have to give the bad <BR>> news for = pianos that are potentially quite worthy of rebuilding and <BR>> = re-selling and are basically worthless where they sit.<BR>> <BR>> I would like = to have this piano to work on..again, I believe it's a <BR>> pre-Aeolian = M&H, and they are rare birds in these parts.<BR>> <BR>> If you were = me, and be glad you're not, how would you handle this situation?<BR>> = <BR>> Seriously,<BR>> Phil(Fl)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list = info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT = face=Arial = size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.592 / Virus Database: 375 - Release Date: 2/18/2004<BR> </FONT> </P>