[CAUT] Hailun & Suzuki vs. Yamaha

[ed440 at mindspring.com]

Consumer Reports does a pretty good job of rating washing machine performance,
but then we have a pretty clear idea of what it is we expect washing machines to perform.

Ed S.


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net>
>Sent: Aug 29, 2010 6:07 PM
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hailun & Suzuki vs. Yamaha
>
>  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
>