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<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.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Yup, that's what I =
would
do.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Operators are standing
by.....</FONT></DIV>
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<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>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Terry =
Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<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
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Newtonville" <</FONT><A
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<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>>
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