<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV align=left>Baloney,</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>----- Original message= ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Matthew= Todd <<A= href="mailto:pianotech88@yahoo.com">pianotech88@yahoo.com</A>&gt= ;<BR>To: Pianotech <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Rec= eived: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:23:10 -0700 (PDT)<BR>Subject: Re: tax= deductions?</DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>Richard said:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"I tell them that children and or adults will practice= more and can get much more from the practice with a good= piano."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That is only good to a certain extent.  After the kid,= or adult progresses to a certain level, it will be more= beneficial to practice on a not so great piano.  It can do= many great wonders to piano technique.</DIV> <DIV>Matthew</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Richard Oliver Snelson= <rsnelson0984@mchsi.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT:= 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">That's not what Ryan said,= Mr. Hechler. Too bad about your nerve, must be <BR>the same one= you often hit when your past rants about M.S.<BR>I will do= exactly what Ryan said also. Finding a junk spinet or console in= <BR>a nice home with an older child or younger taking serious= lessons on it will <BR>bring on a discussion with the mother or= father. I don't care if they ever <BR>call me back to tune for= them. I tell them that children and or adults will <BR>practice= more and can get much more from the practice with a good piano.= I <BR>have never had anyone get mad at me, they say wow! No one= has had the nerve <BR>to be honest with us about the piano.= After all someone gave it too us and <BR>we really thought it= would be nice to have a better piano for our <BR>son/daughter to= play. Note I didn't say "Grand." And I never follow the= <BR>above discussion with the fact that I might h! ave used= pianos for sale.<BR><BR>Play your antique piano all you want Mr.= Hechler I'll keep on enjoying my <BR>grand piano and having the= pleasure of going back to my customers house when <BR>they call= to say they purchased a better piano.<BR><BR>Why should Ryan= keep his statement to himself? You never follow that advice.= <BR>Now do you?<BR>Richard Oliver Snelson<BR><BR>----- Original= Message ----- <BR>From: "Hechler Family"= <DAHECHLER@CHARTER.NET><BR>To: "Pianotech"= <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:12= PM<BR>Subject: Re: tax deductions?<BR><BR><BR>>= Ryan,<BR>><BR>> Boy have you hit a major nerve with= me.<BR>><BR>> Based on your comment, everyone should= upgrade to a grand. Nearly 99 <BR>> percent of my business is= the pianos you mentioned below. If which 99 <BR>> percent= have no space for a grand or don't want a grand. And to top= things <BR>> off, I own an antique player piano which is a= Story & Clark which I feel <BR>> is a g! ood quality= instrument. Finally, I also rebuild antique pump organs <BR>>= which are not upgradeable.<BR>><BR>> So please keep your= blanket statements to yourself.<BR>><BR>> P.S. I recently= acquired a player piano rebuilt job for a Gulbransen <BR>>= piano.<BR>><BR>> Ryan Sowers wrote:<BR>><BR>>= <SNIP><BR>><BR>>> Very frequently I am encouraging= people to upgrade their spinet, <BR>>> consoles, and= worn-out uprights. How could I do this in good faith if I= <BR>>> don't personally value the instrument enough to= warrant owning a good <BR>>> quality one.<BR>><BR>>= -- <BR>> Duaine Hechler<BR>> Piano, Player Piano, Organ,= Pump Organ<BR>> Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding<BR>>= Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild<BR>> Reed= Organ Society Member<BR>> St. Louis, MO 63034<BR>> (314)= 838-5587<BR>> dahechler@charter.net<BR>><BR>>= _______________________________________________<BR>> pianot!= ech list info:= https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR>>= <BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>p= ianotech list info:= https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You= Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam= protection around <BR>http://mail.yahoo.com </P></BODY></HTML>