My wife and I were in Boston and we called Reuning...

My wife and I were in Boston and we called Reuning & Son to let them know that we were from out of state and would like to see a some cellos. After seeing a Maria Joao Pires/ Bernard Haitink concert at the Boston Symphony on Friday, May 1, we made our best effort to get there at 4:30 pm, half an hour before their closing time. Despite the fact that we apologized for not being able to get there earlier and making sure that we were not keeping them we were simply blown off. We were just asked what price range we were looking for and if we could come back on the following Monday. We explained that we had to leave Boston on Sunday.

I don't quite care when and why Reuning & Son merged with Johnson String Instrument or that they are one big dealer on the East Coast. There's no explanation for their snobbery and humiliating attitude. Maybe Mr. Reuning, who appeared to me a small time crook, forgets that the community of strings players is a closely knitted one and that this kind of negative reviews ineluctably will be spread far and fast.

My advise: stay away from this place like a plague. Good luck to you Mr. Reuning with your chasing the high end market!