pjd@cwruecmp.UUCP (dr. funk) (12/27/85)
I've found comments on the various mail order firms in net.micro quite helpful and would like to kick off a discussion here. Dickstein Distibuting has been good to me over the years. I haven't had any billing, shipping or technical problems with them. Their prices are usually competitive. I've just noticed that PI Keyboards and Audio (in Cleveland) is starting to advertise for mail order business (again.) PI is one of the few music stores in Cleveland that I am willing to trust. Their prices have been competitive (as far as the local market is concerned) and their staff is pretty knowledgable. I'd recommend them as well when you let your fingers do the walking ...... I don't get a kick back from any of these guys. -- paul drongowski decvax!cwruecmp!pjd case western reserve university pjd%Case@CSNet-relay
sjrapaport@watdragon.UUCP (Steve J. Rapaport) (02/25/86)
It's nice to know that even the little fly-by-night-looking ads in Keyboard occasionally give you your money's worth. I own a DX7 which I use at home exclusively (i.e. no talent for performing). Thought it would be nice to have a dust cover that would flip out of the way when the machine was in use, without having to remove it entirely. Small ad in Keyboard (October 85?) proclaimed "Custom-made satin dust covers". I sent in the dimensions of the machine, plus a suggested design that could be easily opened to expose the keyboard and buttons, without removal of the whole sleeve. Paid my thirty bucks and prepared to kiss it goodbye. Was pleasantly surprised when, five weeks later, I received a *spiffy* black satin dust cover that fit all of my requirements, although using a totally different design. I assumed that it was their standard design anyway. Was even more pleasantly surprised when the covering letter arrived the next day apologising for the different design, stating that they had designed this one for my needs, (and giving instructions on how to use it that way), and adding that if I preferred, I could exchange it for their standard design, which "has pockets like a fitted bedsheet", or for a design of my own choosing. Not bad for a no-name fly-by-night! If anyone is interested, the company's name is Keypro, P.O. box 688535, Indianapolis, In. 46268. They want $25 US and the dimensions of your machine. Recommended. -- Steve Rapaport, B.L.T.