S&S Parts

[Roy Ulrich]

Just one month ago I was contacted by a wealthy client asking for my opinion
on a new S&S he was contemplating to buy and donate to a church rebuilding
after a fire. (I still haven't received the parts catalogue and price list I
asked for in 1991) I sold him a to-be-restored Baldwin that I happen to be
sitting on. Sorry Steinway, my back needs a pat once in a while. Oh, and by
the way, forget about that application for your factory tour/training; I
know you said you'd get back to me back in 1991, but now I've got grey hair
and grandkids so I'm a little too busy just now....

Roy Ulrich
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Brekne <richardb@c2i.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: November 19, 1999 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: S&S Parts


>
>
>Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
>>  I think they
>> >qualify as the rudest people that I have ever had dealings with in the
>> >piano business.
>>
>> I tried to get a price list from them a year or so ago. I was informed
that
>> I must send them a business card, or letterhead, indicating that I was a

>extremely competent tech. Of course Yamaha is making a big deal out of it
all.
>Profileing themselves. They were even kind enough to call and "apologise"
for
>sending along their own tech explaining that he was following the whole
tour. I
>am the regular tech for the Jazz club and festival here and I was suprised
to
>get such a call. Nice touch if you ask me. I told them I understood
completely.
>Fits in nicely with my own thoughts about techs, pianos, and owners. In any
>case Yamahas behavior was far from arrogant. You S&S folks out there
listening
>??
>
>Richard Brekne
>I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
>Bergen, Norway
>