<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4207.2601" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I certainly appreciate your = input.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@aol.com = href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 17, = 2002 10:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Prelude = Pianos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 9/17/02 10:35:28 PM !!!First Boot!!!, <A href="mailto:pianoman@cvzoom.net">pianoman@cvzoom.net</A> writes: = <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">However, my dilemma is this: As many of you are aware = Story & Clark no longer manufacture the Story & Clark piano. =  As a result, the manufacturer has no other option but to replace the = piano with a piano that they currently represent, which is the Prelude made at = the Dongbei Piano Company in Dongbei, China.  My client has asked = me if this piano would be similar in quality and value.  I have = absolutely no service history with this piano.  Could anyone who has any = history or service track record with the Prelude studio provide me with some information that might help.  This is clearly a situation where = both parties ( the manufacturer and the customer) have legitimate = positions.  I thank you in advance for your input.</FONT><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> = <BR><XMP></XMP></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0f0f0f = size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT = lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>I used = to sell Story & Clark pianos. In my opinion, they were very nice instruments. I = am not familiar with the pianos currently made at Dongbei, but if they are of = the same quality as other Chinese pianos, I would say they are not the = same as the Story & Clark. Hopefully S&C will cooperate, and give the = customer the money towards the purchase of a Baldwin or an American made Yamaha or = Kawai. Those were a little better quality, than the S&C, but the customer = will wind up with a piano that is a step up, instead of having to settle = for a piano that is step down from what she had. <BR><BR>Wim </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>