Tom, et al, So how long do we expect a piano to last anyway. We change our car at approx. 5yr intervals, TVs and computers last less time now. > I saw the same sales model in Florida in the 1970's. They would show > up in small towns at the local shopping center with a tractor trailer > full of these things ,a big tent ,some smaller delivery trucks and > advertise on the local radio station. > A third party financing company approved credit on the spot and later > that day you had a brand new piano with a moth proofed action , a > genuine luan mahogany sounding panel and real copper bass strings for > around $900.00. > Here in Massachusetts I see a few each year that surprisingly have yet > to fall apart. Typically however the back assembly fails with the top > of the posts warping along with glue joint failures galore and > the legs tend to fall off if you stare at them for more than a few > minutes.
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