I'm confused. So what did you end up inspecting? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tvak@aol.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 7:06 PM Subject: visit to Biasco > List > > Thanks to all for the advice... To briefly recap, I was hired to examine a > Yamaha U1 which my client purchased from Biasco Piano. He wanted me to > inspect it before he took delivery. I arrived and was shown to the piano, which > had a different serial number than the one sold to my client. (!) So I inquired > if there was a mistake, but I was told that this was indeed my client's > piano. When I pointed out to them that it had a different serial number, they > told me that they never sell the pianos off the floor. They take a piano from > the warehouse to deliver to the client. > > Imagine a car dealer doing that? > > Unanswered questions: If they don't sell the pianos off the floor, where > did the piano my client bought go? And if they don't sell the pianos off the > floor, then are they intending to deliver yet a different piano to my client? > Am I inpsecting a random U1? > > Interesting sales ploy: Yamaha U1 advertised for $1695 in the newspaper. > Sign on piano: "To qualify for this price, you must purchase bench." Cost of > bench: $325. (no frills standard bench) My client tells me he also paid > $175 documentation fee. So you can add $500 to that advertised price. ($2195 > for a U1, still not a bad price.) > > Tom Sivak >
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