Stuart Pianos

[Farrell]

What do you mean by a "floor sample"? Do you mean placing one of your
rebuilt pianos on a dealer's showroom floor?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Spalding" <spalding48@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: Stuart Pianos


> Terry,
>
> I would love to do "the best possible" rebuilding job, but haven't yet had
> the opportunity.  Like it says in the PTG Code of Ethics:  "I will render
> the best  possible service under the circumstances, always keeping the
best
> interests of my client in mind."  I give an honest evaluation of the
> condition of their piano, describe the possibilities and the reasonable
> costs, then they decide what they're willing to pay for, and I work at
> meeting/exceeding their expectations.  I would like, in the near future,
to
> rebuild a piano that I own in the best way I know how - having a floor
> sample would probably help sell the higher quality rebuilds.  Anybody else
> found this to be a useful selling technique?
>
> Mike
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: 9/19/2003 2:53:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: Stuart Pianos
> >
> > I wonder what percentage of "rebuilders" or "builders" make each piano
the
> > best way they know how - compared to what percentage re/build them in
the
> > most profitable way (or what they think is the most profitable). And
most
> > certainly, there is a continuum between the two extremes.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:40 AM
> > Subject: Re: Stuart Pianos
> >
> >
> > > I don't know, I haven't found that tendency to be par for the course.
> > I've
> > > generally found technicians, designers and builders to be very
generous
> > > with their knowledge and information.  If what is said is true about
> > Wayne,
> > > then I find that to be the exception, not the rule.  I would also
expect
> > > each builder to think they are doing it the best way.  Afterall, if
they
> > > thought there was a better way, then I would hope they'd be doing it
> that
> > > way, if you catch my drift.
> > >
> > > David Love
> > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: Richard Brekne
> > > To: Kerry Cooper;Pianotech
> > > Sent: 9/19/2003 7:15:47 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Stuart Pianos
> > >
> > >
> > > Grin... from what I can tell... then Wayne is just par for the course.
> If
> > > there's one thing one learns fast in this buisness... its that every
> > > manufacturer is convinced they are doing things far better most
everyone
> > > else. Seems to be the way the game is played.  Some kind of
survivilist
> > > thingy me thinks.
> > > I did a stint on the fringes of University Science fundings... was
crew
> on
> > > the University of Washingtons oceanigraphic research ship, MS Thompson
> > some
> > > years back... grin.. you shoulda heard some of the stories some of the
> > > visiting  heads of reasearch projects had to say about their
> > colleagues....
> > > and they we think Piano Folks are bad... :):)
> > > Cheers... and have a good weekend.
> > > RicB
> > >
> > > Kerry Cooper wrote:
> > > David,
> > > Even here in Australia where the Stuart piano is made, it is very hard
> for
> > > a
> > > technician who is not one of Wayne's fold to have a good look at his
> > piano.
> > > We are deemed to be below him. He has stated that there is only a
> handful
> > > of
> > > tuners who are capable of servicing a Stuart piano (and he wonders why
> he
> > > is
> > > not proclaimed as the saviour of the piano industry in Australia).
> > > He refers to Ron O as a pretender who is playing on the fringes of
piano
> > > manufacturing. I will leave it there
> > > Kerry Cooper
> > >
> > >
> > > -- 
> > > Richard Brekne
> > > RPT, N.P.T.F.
> > > UiB, Bergen, Norway
> > > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> > > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> > > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
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