ITo: <info@idpiano.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 8:25 AM
Subject: piano needs babbling
> Dear Richelle,
>
> THANK YOU SO MUCH for taking time out of your busy life to share your
> thoughts about your new line of pianos.
>At the risk of being a short story in itself, may I also please share
my
> thoughts? I apologize that it shall be so lengthly. I KNOW you have
much
> better things to do.....but possibly- just maybe- we can work together
to
> find the perfect piano for me. One can only hope.
>
> Well, it starts out with my mother's piano..................an older,
> perfectly maintained piano that had such a soft action, and beautiful
> ivories and the warmest and richest bass tones, and the treble wasn't
bright or jazzy, just a mellow treble. I loved that piano and I loved
that woman
> (Mom) very much. I was the only one besides herself that played. She
was a
> piano teacher. But she got sick and had a massive heart failure that
left
> her with a huge memory loss..................and (choke, choke,) lost
her
> ability to PLAY! she never relearned it. She was only 45 at the time.
>
> So, years later and many years after losing her I finally get a place
that
> has a room specifically going to be made into a piano room for me! So
I
shop around and buy a 6'3" Young Chang. Oh Richelle, what was I
thinking? I
hated it! It did have decent bass tones, but my gosh I just hated the
treble,
> hated the bright white plastic keys..................my music just
stopped. I would sit down to play and my soul wasn't right. I couldn't
play well. I
> cringed when the treble was used (I know, I am a freak.)
>
> So I started asking around the music community here in my city and
found
a jazz musician who bought it from me- who LOVED the bright trebles and
was
so pleased. And for half a year I have been trying to find the perfect
piano, and I
just can't seem to find it.
>
> My biggest problem is caviar taste with a budget- which doesn't work
well.
> I can't lie. I leave drool marks on Schimmels and Bosendorfers- they
are
> awesome! But who but the wealthy can afford them? I have a large room-
even my 6'3" looked smaller.................so a baby
> grand wouldn't do, either.
>
> And I have such an affection for vintage- the wood was of such
quality,
> ivories or even the celluoid - just not bright clicky unnatural
feeling
> plastic would do. And they have old pianos that have been reworked so
nicely
> they are as new- with new Renner action, etc.
>
> I am notoppossed to buying brand new, but I don't think it is totally
> "right" for me.
>
> I am looking for the deep, warm rich tones of yesterday- and I am
scared
> crapless. There's such risk involved to buying older
> pianos......................I just don't know if I will find what I am
> looking for.
>
> But i thought I would at least let you know that I am not opposed to
> spending a little more than I would normally if I were to find a
quality
> item at a VALUE......................I am not "cheap," just don't want
to
> get a lemon. It would kill me if I did. I am still reeling from my
> experiences with that Young Chang. It is SUCH a big deal to get things
> arranged for delivery, only to find it was a big mistake and one has
to
> hassle with selling, and shopping and getting delivered all over
again.
And
> in the meantime I haven't played in 6 months. It's NEVER been this
long
> since I was 5 years old.
>
> I am so depressed about it I could cry.
>
> So, respecting your family business (I work in a family business too,
so I
> understand its intensity,) I am hoping if you know of something out
there
I
> should know about, you will let me know?
>
> And I am not "completely" against buying a brand new piano, but I can
pretty
> much know that it won't be perfect for me. I just know it deep inside.
I
> really believe I need a vintage piano. But not one that needs 3 years
worth
> of work, either- one ready to make beautiful music and make my soul
sing
> again. Hopefully the music inside me isn't gone.
>
> Take care and thank you for the time you took to read this.
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> Michele Simpson
From: Tom Guthrie
To: Richelle White
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:27 PM
Subject: My Piano!
Hi Richelle,
Wow, Wow, Wow, I love my piano! It is so beautiful! The delivery guys
were right on schedule and very polite. After they left I played all my
CD's that came free with the piano then I put in Phantom of the Opera, I
didn't want to take it out, it sounds so beautiful. Tonight Tom and I
listened to Billy Joel, can't wait until tomorrow.
Tom told me about ordering CD's through you, thanks for the discount.
I'll take a picture of our new addition when I get the living room put
back together. Thanks so much for working with Tom on a great
anniversary/Valentine surprise.
Sincerely,
Penny Guthrie
CA
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