Sorry, this was a tiny bit of a set up. The lady, a 30-year friend might have actually been tempted to investigate this for her gifted son, so I wanted to hear just exactly what came back, so that I could show her more candidly aimed remarks than I would make on my own. So, thanks again. She understands a "bigger picture" now, and as head of a rather large mainline church, might be persuaded not to suggest it is worth what "someone" decided to say it was worth. I really had no idea what a completely restored square might bring, except it wouldn't sell in the "common market". But I occasionally enter multi million dollar houses, and this lady has numbers of those creatures in her church. So, was also attempting to get the message to her, that the pricing as listed in the ad was probably a very unreasonable one- but I wanted substantiation from people with real experience in the area....... So, again, thanks for help. les -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 2:55 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] FW: FUMC Estate Sale - Piano On 4/22/2012 10:33 AM, Leslie Bartlett wrote: > A friend sent this to me, wondering if it might be worth buying for > her son. She is a reverend, and cannot afford to light campfires with > $100 bills at all. I'd appreciate comments on this from people who > know about technical stuff, but who also know if a square in 21^st > century really might be a viable instrument to a person who is not > going to be a high level performer, specializing in Period Music. > Thanks, Les, EVERYONE selling ANYTHING has a treasure, and EVERYONE buying ANYTHING is poor and wants someone else to find them a bargain. Too bad. This will NEVER CHANGE, and neither will our advice. You can't adopt everyone who isn't rich, and the ones who are are often worse. So don't tell us they don't want to spend money. We know. And don't tell us it's just for a starter piano and doesn't have to be concert quality. We know. Believe me, we've heard it thousands of times, and it doesn't change the reality of the situation which is that they, like all the rest of us, will have to spend the money necessary to get the item that meets the criteria for their use. That's it. The reality is the important part here, rather than the fantasies of either the buyer or the seller. try to stick with the reality you already know instead of bringing the fantasies to the list, for us to holler at you about 'em, and you'll save a virtual stamp. Translation: You already know better. Yes, you do. You're quite qualified and capable to educate them on what sort of piano they need to be looking for to satisfy their needs. The price will be a function of that, not the other way around. There are hundreds of thousands of little Johnnies and Shaquilas out there that won't get pianos for lack of the disposable income to provide them, or much worse yet, hugely overpay for something that is totally inappropriate or unplayable, and waste what will likely be the only shot they have. They don't need empathy that will prove toxic in the long run, they need good advice up front even if it's not what they're wishing for. I've used up my word allotment, and can't afford to be too extravagant, so I'll go now. <G> Ron N ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4952 - Release Date: 04/22/12 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4952 - Release Date: 04/22/12
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