>you have some good points. My problem is this, and I see it coming, >> do you want to spend $5000 on a 7 year old who wants to try piano??? In our store we have the perfect solution for parents caught in the above scenerio. They can rent a piano with the option to buy. So the question then is if they want to spend $39.95-69.95/month for a 4 month period. It's only a 4 month initial rental period. At the end of that time they can return the piano. If the lessons are still going well they can continue to rent the piano month to month. When they get to the point that they feel confident that Jr. is going to stick with the lessons they can buy the piano. They can apply 100% of the first 6 months rent towards purchase and 75% from the 7th month and on. The benefit of this is that this is something parents are comfortable doing. They can also upgrade pianos to a better quality as well. Many dealers shy away from a plan like this, but it is a good fit for kids or adults starting. Glenn Grafton Grafton Piano & Organ Co. Souderton PA http://www.dprint.com/grafton/ gleng@fast.net 800-272-5980 The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a Macintosh.
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