Symphony Piano Sale

[Greg Newell]

As long as it is successful it never will.

Greg

ROBOTUNER@AOL.COM wrote:

>   Thanks for the funny article about piano sales.We do that up here in Wash
> DC,but they are called University Sales.There seems to be some competition
> amoung two of our local dealers.(One of which I have been employed by for 22
> years)Neither one actually puts their name on any of the advertiseing.The
> thing really gets us in service is that our own company doesn't tell us about
> the event untill less than a week before.I think they are afraid of our
> competition getting wind of our sale and they can start a counter sale.This
> of course causes our prep. tuners to rush and prepare low end "Kiwis",
> "Kokler and Crumbles"and a few Steenbergs and Baastons for the
> selection.Again these were all supposedly proffesionally mantained at the
> school.We know that most of them come from a warehouse we keep surplus
> units.They are also delivered directly from the school with very little
> prep.Then to top it off the piano is sold without a free tuning(why should it
> need it if it has been professionally maintained?)So when I see them in the
> field six months later I get to practice my under an hour pitch raise.Did I
> forget to mention that the customers are given a coupon good for a $50.00
> tuning within six months! I sure hope this trend sees a quick end very soon.
>

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Greg Newell
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