Thank you Roger and Greg. I will sleep better tonight. I just hate the thought of a piano person ripping someone off big time. It was my last piano to tune that day.....after some real junk. I said to my wife: "Thank goodness it is a Yamaha - at least I will be a pleasure to tune".....it was. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com Terry, Your customer did all right. The Country Villa is one of the most expensive cabinet designs Yamaha produces in Thomaston. Yeah, the dealer still made some $$$, but with freight, fuel surcharges, moving, tuning & prep work, and ServiceBond compliance, probably not as much most people would think. Greg Boles Baton Rouge, LA ----- Original Message ----- From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:29 PM Subject: Re: New Yamaha Vertical Price > Hi Terry, > They are more expensive than the P22, you are paying for thhe > furniture. Made in USA vs Japan. another strike against them. > Roger > > > At 09:58 PM 2/20/01 -0500, you wrote: > >Does anyone have info on what a new Yamaha M500 CV (44" Country Villa White > >Oak) console goes for? Either the MSRP or what dealers typically sell them > >for. > > > >I just tuned a new one a lady bought 3 weeks ago. She said she paid $4,500 > >for it at a dealer close-out sale. The dealer has been advertising that they > >will no longer carry acoustic pianos. I think a P22 goes for about $4,000 - > >and it is a studio. I should think the M500 would be quite a bit less costly > >than a P22. I tend to think she got ripped off. Any thoughts? Maybe she has > >a 30 day satifcation guarantee. > > > >Terry Farrell > >Piano Tuning & Service > >Tampa, Florida > >mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com > > > >
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