University Piano Sales RE: Weird Spinet

[Avery Todd]

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Sorry, Alan. Just an unfortunate choice of words. In my situation, the 
University doesn't have sales. A dealer has them AT the university because 
we use loaner pianos from them. That's why I said it was kind of 
unbelievable. I have 2-3 that I'd be HAPPY to get $150.00 for! :-)

Again, my apologies.

Regards,
Avery Todd

At 08:02 PM 1/9/05, you wrote:
>Okay, let's start again.
>
>NOT a dealer, a UNIVERSITY.
>
>Such a deal would be pretty incredible (and a nice thing to happen to any 
>of us) but that's why I mentioned it!
>
>I told the story as it was related to me by Frank Hennessey--tuner since 
>1957, PTG member for many years, retailer for 30+ years / topnotch 
>rebuilder / outstanding piano tech and voicer from Columbia, MO. If you 
>find it incredible, take the issue up with him, okay?
>
>But Frank is a nice guy; honest, I believe, and not prone to making up 
>tales. Inquire of him, if you care too. But please, Avery, don't jump down 
>his throat like you did mine. Your post seemed a wee bit accusatory and 
>kinda snotty. (Hope that was not your intent) You did put a smiley face 
>after the rant so I'll just chalk it up to a momentary bit of internet 
>highway road rage and think nice thoughts about you and all of my colleagues.
>
>Alan R. Barnard
>Salem, MO
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On 
>Behalf Of Avery Todd
>Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 5:36 PM
>To: Pianotech
>Subject: Re: University Piano Sales RE: Weird Spinet
>
>Alan,
>
>Do you really expect us to believe that ANY dealer would sell ANY Steinway 
>for that kind of price???????? No matter what condition it was in???? :-) 
>Somehow, I seriously doubt it! I wish I could find a dealer that stupid!
>
>Avery Todd
>
>At 01:38 PM 1/9/05, you wrote:
>>Frank Hennessey, whom many of you know well, tells an interesting story 
>>about a customer of his who bought a Steinway grand (M, I think) for $250 
>>at a university sale. She called to ask him if he thought it would be a 
>>good deal since the piano was "kind of beat up." He told her, of course, 
>>that he'd be happy to buy it if she didn't!
>>
>>Ya never know.
>>
>>Well, sometimes ya know and ya still make dumb choices. What's up with THAT?
>>
>>Alan R. Barnard
>>Salem, MO
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [ mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On 
>>Behalf Of Joe Garrett
>>Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 12:48 PM
>>To: pianotech
>>Subject: Weird Spinet
>>
>>Friday, I had the dubious honor of "tuning" a 1939 "Musette". Sheesh! It 
>>was parallel stung w/a single bridge/giant hockey stick, (you could hit 
>>the puck from anywhere on the ice!). More bi-chord wound stings than I 
>>wanted to count! Harmonics----nothing matched! Real fun, to say the 
>>least. The poor owner had bought it at a "University Sale", for $2,000! 
>>(Gawd, I hate those sales!...even more now!) The odd thing was that the 
>>piano was constructed very well. Nice Ivory, action was nice, throughout. 
>>Played nice, just sounded like crap! The whole thing closed up like a 
>>square grand. I hope this was the only one ever made, so that none of you 
>>have to try and work on anything like it. BTW, it had a grand lyre, 
>>w/only two functioning pedals, (the middle rod was attached to a spring 
>>on the underside of the keybed. Lovely! :-(
>>I usually relish working on the weird, but not this one!
>>Regards,
>>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
>>Captain, Tool Police
>>Squares R I
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