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I believe that the Suzuki grand is built by a company called Donbei
from China. They make the Story & Clark, the Vienna, the Nordiska ,
I believe the Ellington, and probably a few other names that fail me now.
I have installed player systems in many of them and they are a lower quality
product. The dealer that I work for advertizes and sells them , depending
on which name it has on it, for $5499. It is cheap not good and cheap.
<p>Lee Sankey
<br>San Diego, CA
<p>"Alan R. Barnard" wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Background:
Customer wants new or exc. cond. used baby grand. Local piano/guitar dealer
is going belly up and liquidating. Has a Suzuki AG500 (5') piano in stock
...</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>1. Please lemme
know your opinions on the nature and quality of Suzuki's -- this is the
only one I've ever seen so I'm in no position to recommend it</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>2.
Don't know if his "liquidation:" prices are based on real, competitive
numbers or just his inflated sticker prices ... what are typical dealer
net percentages from manufacturers/importers???</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Thanks
in advance.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Alan R.
Barnard, PhD</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>(That's "Piano
Handy Dude," a dubious degree at best)</font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Salem,
MO</font></font> </blockquote>
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