Terry, you run into this kinda thing all the time... and what it really boils down to is that the customer doesnt reallllllllyyyyy want to "hear" anything except words like "inexpensive" and "good enough" or "no big problems".... They are not primarily concerned with the piano's quality, nor their daughters practice situation. They are primarilly interested in their pocketbooks.... to the degree that they simply refuse to make a concerted effort to confront this instrument and the investment it represents from an informed and to some degree educated standpoint... In short...they dont really give a flying tomato. But such folks often enough will try and shirk the blame if anything goes wrong with their little "we can buy the world for 9.95 plan". Dont worry about it. Blow them off and move on. The only thing you can do to avoid such people is to not give appraisals... or make them written and very specific. As for liability.... not... they cant touch you in this situation. You havent misled them, 2500 dollars is nothing for an instrument... nononononono... dont worry, be happy... and drop such customers like a lead brick. JMV Farrell wrote: > I had a near collision with a pre-purchase inspection I did 2-1/2 years ago > yesterday. I'm wondering what other's experience has been and whether you > folks take any special precautions to reduce your liability. > > > Terry Farrell > Piano Tuning & Service > Tampa, Florida > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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