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Lila Anisworth Cello Teacher Dobbs Ferry NY Complaints - Lila Ainsworth Cello Teahcer Dobs Ferry Rip Off Artist

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Lila Anisworth Cello Teacher Dobbs Ferry NY

Posted: 2009-03-05 by   Ripped Off
Lila Ainsworth Cello Teahcer Dobs Ferry Rip Off Artist
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Lila Ainsworth Cello Teacher Dobs Ferry NY
United States

Lila Ainsworth of Dobbs Ferry, New York has contacted many people that reside in the school district she is employed and tells them about her issues regarding other cello teachers and talks about them in a poor and unprofessional way and threatens that if she is not the number one teacher in the area it will be because of them and she will put them on the internet.

Lila is a con artist and not one person in any music store I contacted in her area would give her a good report. Many of them tell me that she is a waco and unstable, becomes violent when she is challenged in any conversation, she is also a person that frequents establishments of ill repute and I would not trust my children around her at all.

Lila Ainsworth of Dobbs Ferry New York is a ruthless woman and knowing that she works in a public school is troubling to me. I will be taking out a series of adds in the local area where she lives to tell people about her threatening behavior.

If you are thinking of employing Lila Ainsworth cello teacher from Dobbs Ferry New York, you should find someone else. I will be posting this letter on craigslist and ripoff report as well I am putting together a website that speaks to her crafty ways of ripping people off. Lila Ainsworth will complain about the smallest mistake and her chastisement of children is completely out of touch with all reality.
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 244 days ago by   1155 0 Votes
This posting has been placed by Michael Prisco, of Magdalena's House of Pianos and Saratoga Pianos. He is upset that I complained about his work on the recent Steinway I bought from him and had rebuilt by him. All of my students and friends know about this story, as the piano is in my teaching studio. The pinblock does not hold pitch and the soundboard cracked within two months of his completion of the rebuild. For this reason, the students are not able to have piano accompaniment at their lessons. I am in the process of purchasing another piano for my studio.

My dealings with Michael Prisco were extremely difficult. I was forced to hire a lawyer and consult the local police. If anyone wants further details post your question.

I do not want anything to do with him at this point. I had informed him what happened and only requested the difference of $4, 000 dollars back since I would have to sell it for less than I purchased it. I had the piano evaluated by two very excellent and respected local Steinway rebuilders (Faust and Harrison and AC Piano Craft.) They both informed me that the work was very poor and that I had a choice to sell it at much less than my initial investment or have it completely rebuilt again.
 242 days ago by   jonah 0 Votes
This posting is to clarify my (Lila Ainsworth) previous response to the complaint by Michael Prisco posted above (website address is complaintboard.com) owner of Saratoga Pianos and Magdalena's House of Pianos in Fort Edward, N.Y. concerning Lila Ainsworth, cello teacher in Dobbs Ferry.

Mr. Prisco does not sign his complaint or identify his relationship with me in the posting which is very typical of his business dealings.

Mr. Prisco has no knowledge of my cello teaching and is only seeking revenge. I was a customer of his piano rebuilding business and have expressed dissatisfaction with my recent purchase of a rebuilt Steinway grand for my teaching studio.

Michael Prisco is reputed to misrepresent his work and not honor contracts with customers. I was not aware of his fraudulent business practices before leaving a $10, 000 deposit with him to rebuild a Steinway piano. I chose to have the work done by him due to the fact that he quoted a much lower price than the rebuilders in the area of NY City. However, he did not do the work and rebuild all parts of the piano as was indicated in the work order. He completed the work many months later than promised and refused to let me inspect the work in progress as he had previously promised. I was forced to hire a lawyer and consult the local police in order to obtain the piano, since I feared losing the deposit as he was threatening bankruptcy. However, to my knowledge he is still in business at this time.

I have learned my lesson and certainly wish I had employed reputable and outstanding local piano rebuilders in my area.

As I mentioned in my previous post, my students and colleagues are well aware of my "piano saga" as this nightmare as been going on since last June of 2008. Only a few days after leaving the $10, 000 deposit with Michael Prisco of Saratoga and Magdalena's House of Pianos, I became aware that he had a criminal record and that it was likely that I would not receive the piano rebuilt as ordered. After being informed of this, I did find many complaints about him on ripoffreport.com and negative information from the Better Business Bureau.

Knowing this, I requested a refund, three days after leaving the deposit. Unfortunately, Mr. Prisco refused, claiming that he had already purchased parts for the rebuild. He also admitted his criminal past but claimed he was now Christian and had changed his ways. He promised he would do a great job on the piano and I hoped for the best. Unfortunately, the best did not occur. I have been without a piano almost all year in my teaching studio and have spent endless hours and money speaking with lawyers and making trips to Fort Edward, New York. After finally receiving the piano, I found it was not rebuilt properly (an understatement). Upon the advice of three much respected rebuilders in the NY City area; I realized that the piano would have to be rebuilt again in order to serve my purpose. It would not hold pitch and the new soundboard cracked within a month. Since I could not afford another rebuild, my only option was to sell the piano for much less than I paid for it and attempt to buy a cheaper piano for my studio.

Mr. Prisco did offer to come and fix the piano in my home after I informed him of the problems with the piano. However, I knew that it needed a complete rebuild and certainly could not risk allowing him to take the piano. There would be no reason to believe he would act differently or do better work the second time. I had come to the conclusion that it was time to cut all ties with this man and to try to get a working piano for my studio elsewhere.

His threats to attempt to ruin my reputation as a cello teacher are typical of his fraudulent business dealings. Obviously, he has ruined his own reputation through his own actions and resulting customer complaints posted about those actions. I have contacted the local Dobbs Ferry police concerning Michael Prisco as I have been told he has a criminal record and has been in jail for dealings in the construction business many years ago.

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