tax deductions?

[Avery Todd]

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Bull hockey!

Avery

At 09:23 PM 9/23/04, you wrote:
>Richard said:
>
>"I tell them that children and or adults will practice more and can get 
>much more from the practice with a good piano."
>
>That is only good to a certain extent.  After the kid, or adult progresses 
>to a certain level, it will be more beneficial to practice on a not so 
>great piano.  It can do many great wonders to piano technique.
>Matthew
>
>
>Richard Oliver Snelson <rsnelson0984@mchsi.com> wrote:
>That's not what Ryan said, Mr. Hechler. Too bad about your nerve, must be
>the same one you often hit when your past rants about M.S.
>I will do exactly what Ryan said also. Finding a junk spinet or console in
>a nice home with an older child or younger taking serious lessons on it will
>bring on a discussion with the mother or father. I don't care if they ever
>call me back to tune for them. I tell them that children and or adults will
>practice more and can get much more from the practice with a good piano. I
>have never had anyone get mad at me, they say wow! No one has had the nerve
>to be honest with us about the piano. After all someone gave it too us and
>we really thought it would be nice to have a better piano for our
>son/daughter to play. Note I didn't say "Grand." And I never follow the
>above discussion with the fact that I might h! ave used pianos for sale.
>
>Play your antique piano all you want Mr. Hechler I'll keep on enjoying my
>grand piano and having the pleasure of going back to my customers house when
>they call to say they purchased a better piano.
>
>Why should Ryan keep his statement to himself? You never follow that advice.
>Now do you?
>Richard Oliver Snelson
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Hechler Family"
>To: "Pianotech"
>Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:12 PM
>Subject: Re: tax deductions?
>
>
> > Ryan,
> >
> > Boy have you hit a major nerve with me.
> >
> > Based on your comment, everyone should upgrade to a grand. Nearly 99
> > percent of my business is the pianos you mentioned below. If which 99
> > percent have no space for a grand or don't want a grand. And to top things
> > off, I own an antique player piano which is a Story & Clark which I feel
> > is a g! ood quality instrument. Finally, I also rebuild antique pump 
> organs
> > which are not upgradeable.
> >
> > So please keep your blanket statements to yourself.
> >
> > P.S. I recently acquired a player piano rebuilt job for a Gulbransen
> > piano.
> >
> > Ryan Sowers wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >> Very frequently I am encouraging people to upgrade their spinet,
> >> consoles, and worn-out uprights. How could I do this in good faith if I
> >> don't personally value the instrument enough to warrant owning a good
> >> quality one.
> >
> > --
> > Duaine Hechler
> > Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ
> > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
> > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild
> > Reed Organ Society Member
> > St. Louis, MO 63034
> > (314) 838-5587
> > dahechler@charter.net
> >
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