[rodgersorganusers] Re: New Organ Blues

George, I never said I don't give committees some
sense of what instruments cost, I just won't finalize
my proposals to them until I have all of the
information I need.  My business partner and I
probably sell more Rodgers organs annually than any
other dealer/salesman in the country.  We know our job
and are good at it and our customers are quite
satisfied in the end.  Take a look at our website at
www.dafferorgans.com.

Al
--- geanderssons@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> The original question was should the factory publish
> a 
>  price for the new sound module.  My vote is yes.  I
> would 
> like to have some idea if this is something I can
> afford 
> before I bother my local rep.  If he wants to
> discount it 
> or not in order to help move the purchase along is 
> something for us to work out.
> 
> As to the rest of the discussion, I'm also a local
> church 
> treasurer and CFO for a not-for-profit.  We just
> completed 
> a church building project. We gave our architect
> specific 
> direction regarding budget, to which he responded
> much as 
> Al has below.  He gathered in all the wishes, put
> them 
> into a design, and was resistant when asked about
> price 
> along the way.  When the building went out for bid,
> it 
> came in 50% over what we had agreed upon.  By then, 
> members of the congregation were invested in various
> 
> aspects of the project.  We eventually ended up
> somewhere 
> in the middle, but it was painful, and we have more
> debt 
> than I believe is wise.  Our architect improved his 
> commission, but feels he did a lot of extra work to
> earn 
> it.  From my perspective, don't ask me to recommend
> him to 
> another congregation.
> 
> Fortunately, our local Rodgers dealer, worked with
> us on 
> balancing price and need from the start.  He was
> very up 
> front about pricing -- and kindly let us know what
> we 
> could afford and where we would need to make
> compromises. 
>  This did take some time on both sides, but moved
> along. 
>  When we were given the final price, there were some
> 
> adjustments, but they were relatively minor.  We are
> very 
> happy with the results and look forward to working
> with 
> him in the future.
> 
> It helps immesurably to have some sense of price
> early. 
>  That way no one's time is wasted.  This is
> particularly 
> true of ancillary items like a sound module, and is 
> probably true of self-contained organs used at home.
> 
> So much for my 2 cents worth and why.
> 
> George Andersson
> St. Louis, MO
> 535 and PR300S at home, 
> T807/4 rank pipe combination at church
> 
> 
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 07:59:55 -0800 (PST)
>   Al Murrell <tam6111949@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >Kathy, when I am meeting with committees, we/they
> >don't always know which model, what the church
> might
> >be willing to do with respect to modifications of
> the
> >room, and many other facets of the process.  I do
> talk
> >in general terms but I do not arrive a final price
> >until almost the very end of the process.  I
> realize
> >committee members are volunteers and that their
> time
> >is valuable but so is mine.  I schedule my time to
> >meet with them and the chairperson can't even get
> his
> >entire committee to show up for my presentation, or
> >the demonstration but yet he/she will allow these
> >individuals who have not attended any of the
> meetings
> >to have a vote.  This happens more times than you
> can
> >imagine.  Members should not accept the task if
> they
> >can't make their schedule work so that they attend
> ALL
> >of the meetings.
> >
> >What would you suggest for my pipe organ customers?
> 
> >There is no way for me to deal in prices with them
> >until the very very end and the specs are completed
> >and space requirements allocated etc.  Each of my
> >Rodgers installations are somewhat customized and
> >until I get to the end of the process, I don't
> really
> >know my exact price.  This has never been a problem
> >with my customers to my knowledge.  
> >
> >Al
> >> > --- noel jones wrote:
> >> > > 
> >> > > A list member just wrote me with the obvious
> >> > > question...what is the 
> >> > > list price of the new box?
> >> > > 
> >> > > There are no list prices. If you feel that
> >> Rodgers
> >> > > customers might 
> >> > > benefit from having a list price to refer to,
> >> > please
> >> > > email me and I will 
> >> > > forward your email to Rodgers.
> >> > > 
> >> > > Thanks!
> >> > > 
> >> > > If you think, they should not - let us know
> why.
> >> > > 
> >> > > noel jones
> 
> 
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> 
> 


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