[rodgersorganusers] Re: Price listings

Clay.......Your point of "we can sell at whatever price we want to and you 
can't do anything about it 
because if you're not in my region, I won't sell to you."  This is something 
that most people are not aware of, but in the past Rodgers factory made 
specific dealer territories, and they were NOT to sell outside of that 
territory, 
per Rodgers factory!  Some dealers did sell outside of their authorized 
territory, but ONLY after getting Rodgers factory permission to do so, and it 
was done 
with in cooperation with the closest dealer.  Sales of organs therefore, were 
NOT like a car or any other item. Because of the individual specific's which 
differ from church to church and installation to installation, they had to be 
priced and sold as one organ at a time, almost custom so to speak.  In my 23 
plus years of selling Rodgers in the past, I can not think of any two 
installations that had exactly the same equipment and pricing, due to building 
sizes 
and acoustic's.  Except for a self-contained organ for a home, I never gave out 
a price quote over the phone.  And when pressed by the customer, I would say, 
"well our 2-manuals range from 20K to 40K, our 3-manuals are from 45K to 80K, 
and customs are above that; however I would need to see your sanctuary before 
I could even begin to know what your church needs or what your music program 
is in your church. Therefore, can I visit with you to discuss this more and see 
your church....at NO obligation or cost to you!"   This always opened many 
doors for me.   I have no idea if this is still true or not concerning dealer 
territories, and would like to hear from someone who is still a Rodgers 
authorized dealer on this point.  That is just one of the reasons most dealers 
don't 
freely give out prices!
William Morris, Houston


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