[rodgersorganusers] Re: New Organ Blues
- From: Al Murrell <tam6111949@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 09:51:58 -0800 (PST)
Ellen, you are right. YOu do have excellent dealers.
Al
--- K Stiles <jkstiles@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Ellen,
>
> I have absolutely the most wonderful dealer I could
> ask
> for. I would and will sing their praises whenever I
> get
> the chance. But when one is merely shopping and not
> ready
> to purchase, it would be nice to be able to get an
> idea of
> pricing ahead of time without having to be tied
> umbilically to the dealer. Will I purchase from my
> dealer!?! Of course! Ron and Susie Waldrop, my
> dealers,
> are wonderful people and have impressed me and my
> church
> with the quality of their service. This discussion
> is no
> strike at the dealers. But, a strike for ease of
> gaining
> information.
>
> Keith Stiles
> Waynesville, NC
>
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:54:55 -0700
> "ronnie johnston" <rjohnston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >Ellen,
> >
> >I see your point, but there are many organists out
> there
> >that live 100's of
> >miles from our "dealer." Exactly what do you
> suggest for
> >people that live
> >that far away, and the dealership has 1 or 2 organs
> in
> >stock--maybe. And,
> >of those organs, you'll not find a 3 manual in the
> bunch.
> > People like me
> >have to depend on the internet. The western US is
> a far
> >cry from the
> >populated east where you have many dealers; this I
> know
> >from searching the
> >web.
> >
> >Ronnie Johnston
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bardo Ellen" <Ellen.Bardo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 8:27 AM
> >Subject: [rodgersorganusers] Re: New Organ Blues
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I see where all you guys who want the prices
> posted are
> >>coming from, but
> >> you're missing one important point--call your
> local
> >>Rodgers Dealer and get
> >a
> >> price from him. If you don't trust the price you
>
> >>get--you think it's
> >> inflated--that's your problem and you have to
> deal with
> >>it. Otherwise you
> >> can get a price and you can bet they want the
> >>installation to reflect
> >> favorably on them. Having just endured the price
> war so
> >>far as buying a
> >new
> >> organ for the church I will say your best choice
> is to
> >>talk to the dealer
> >or
> >> the rep in your area because they want you to be
> happy
> >>and buying on price
> >> alone is not, in my opinion, the best way to
> insure your
> >>longterm
> >> satisfaction with the instrument you buy. Also,
> you may
> >>find at the end
> >of
> >> the calendar year they want to reduce their
> inventory
> >>and you will get an
> >> unbelievably good price--if you're looking at the
> list
> >>price you may not
> >> know that.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Al Murrell [mailto:tam6111949@xxxxxxxxx]
> >> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 6:53 AM
> >> To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [rodgersorganusers] Re: New Organ Blues
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Maybe I need to be more specific. There are base
> >> prices for each model and for the modules.
> However,
> >> since every installation is different with
> respect to
> >> speakers used, amps used, wall mounting, chamber
> >> installation, freight charges, distance to
> >> installation, warranty offered by local dealer,
> >> internal speaker organs with external amps and
> >> speakers, interfacing with pipe organs, special
> >> finishes, custom finishes, different keyboards,
> etc.,
> >> it makes it hard to say what a product might
> cost.
> >> All of this affects what the price of a
> particular
> >> instrument might be and car dealers don't have
> many of
> >> these aspects to deal with in the sale of a car.
> >> Therefore there isn't a standard price so to
> speak.
> >> Most dealers won't quote prices even over the
> phone. I
> >> have not taken this position to be coy or
> anything
> >> like that, its just hard to say what a price of a
> >> model is since so many things affect that price
> that
> >> are unknown until we get into the project.
> >>
> >> Al
> >>
> >> --- William Hubert <whubert@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I am sorry to have to STRONGLY disagree with Al
> on
> >> > the subject of not
> >> > listing prices anywhere. The internet is all
> about
> >> > information and one of
> >> > the most relevant items on ANY product is a
> relative
> >> > price. I prefer a Rolex
> >> > because of its appearance over a Timex, but
> when I
> >> > learn of the relative
> >> > price of the Rolex it dictates that I can't
> >> > consider the Rolex.
> >> >
> >> > It amazes me that anyone can feel that
> withholding
> >> > information that can
> >> > ultimately help in the sale of a product is a
> good
> >> > thing.
> >> >
> >> > After all we are almost all finitely limited in
> our
> >> > financial resources.
> >> > Al's attitude sounds like J.P Morgan talking
> about
> >> > yachts "IF you have to
> >> > ask the price, you can't afford it!"
> >> >
> >> > I might be interested in a module and put it on
> my
> >> > wish list, but without a
> >> > indicator of price I simply will put it out of
> my
> >> > mind as no price
> >> > indicateds it is not affordable.
> >> >
> >> > Bill
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: rodgersorgan-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > [mailto:rodgersorgan-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf
> >> > Of Al Murrell
> >> > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 11:19 PM
> >> > To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Subject: [rodgersorganusers] Re: New Organ
> Blues
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Noel, prices should not ever be posted on this
> or
> >> > any
> >> > other site for general viewing. As you know
> there
>
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