No EBVT at Convention

[Kevin E. Ramsey RPT]

A very good point; the best so far.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Torrella <rontorrella@worldspy.net>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: No EBVT at Convention


>You know, Bill, in all of the time I've known Owen Jorgensen, I've never
once
>heard anyone sneer or jeer at his invitations to hear a handful of
different
>temperaments. Nor am I aware of a single instance where he was threatened
or
>ridiculed. He's never, to my knowledge, accused dissenters of being
traitors --
>probably because he's disinclined to offend people. I admire Owen's gentle
>tenacity. He's brought more than a handful of technicians around to
listening,
>thoughtfully, to different temperaments.
>
>Barbara Jorgensen told me, several summers ago while I was staying with
them up in
>the U.P., that she didn't want Owen to "get on the email" because she was
afraid
>of what it would do to upset their tranquility. She related an occasion
when
>someone called Owen, very late at night, and proceeded to carry on for a
very long
>time about HTs. I judge that she was disturbed that someone was so
inconsiderate.
>Owen, bless his heart, will happily (and calmly) listen to just about
anyone who
>wants to talk about pianos and tuning for as long as the speaker wishes to
talk,
>no matter the time of day. He's a gentle soul and truly a gentleman.
>
>I bring this up only to juxtapose you and the person whom, surely, you also
>admire.
>
>One more thing; I've heard more than one manufacturer's representative's
regard
>for Owen. While they may not be able to appreciate the value of an
historical
>temperament, they always - to a man - spoke very highly of Owen's efforts.
>
>FWIW.
>
>Ron Torrella, RPT
>Ypsilanti MI
>
>