Spinet Advice

[Don]

Hi,

I am afraid that if it is truely a spinet I would automatically tell her to
save her pennies. 

At 05:26 PM 4/7/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Bill,
>My reply would be that I would be happy to go on a service call (charge:
>$50 minimum , up to $75 ) to evaluate the piano, after which we could
>discuss my estimate of the value of the piano; a cost estimate of repairs,
>regulation, and voicing, etc. We'd discuss her family's "musical needs",
>furniture considerations. I'd suggest she contemplate a "benchmark" for
>quality and price, such as a new Yamaha U1 under $6K. Etc.
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>At the time of the intial call I might talk a long time with her on the
>phone, telling her to read Larry Fine's book, etc., but without looking at
>the particular piano,and knowing more about her own situation, it's
>impossible to give her a "good answer".
>Patrick
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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