On 8/29/2010 11:47 AM, Fred Sturm wrote: > > The people from purchasing can hardly be blamed - how and on what > basis could they check his claim? I don't know of any way to "spec" > pianos in a meaningful way on a bid request. It is possible to load > the dice by specifying "diaphragmatic soundboard," ABS plastic action > parts, or the like, but that kind of spec only steers towards one > specific brand. With state institutions, this is a real problem. > Regards, > Fred Sturm This is the universal and eternal problem for any of us in a position of needing to buy something without sufficient or trustworthy specific information necessary to make an intelligent choice. We can blindly rely on questionably qualified (trusted) opinions of others, try to get past marketing hype to obtain information we're not likely technically capable of understanding anyway (assuming any such information is available anywhere), or try to minimize the disaster potential by guessing wrong at a lower rather than a higher cost (cost/risk). As long as potential information sources continue to pass on rumor or fantasy as truth, ignorantly repeat obviously outlandish claims as factual, and outright lie for their own short term gain, this will be the case. This situation so far gives every indication that it will outlast the species. Ron N
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