This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dear guys and girls, Just arrived home..late, and very tired from the great white north, = regulating & voicing a very "clangy" "D". I will address, in my own ,soft & sincere words, your comments, in the = morrow. Love, Bob thank you David... and Keith. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Skolnik=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 10:06 PM Subject: Re: advice on action/hammers Guys n' girls- I think you're missing the point. This is not about language. This = is about FONTS and PUNCTUATION!!!!!! The fault lies in the = limitations of the printed word. Mr. Antatres, over there, simply felt = that if you are going to the trouble of rebuilding a significant = portion of a piano, you should rebuild the action as well. How much of = it? You'll probably find a range of opinions there as well. Mr. Moffat chose to focus on the use of that trigger word "Restore". = His post made copious use of underlining, exclamation points!!!!, and = italics!!!! It's hard not to hear in it a certain chastizing tone. = This may not have been his intent. If only he had signed it : LOVE = BOB!!!! , much of the ensuing acrimonious exchange might have been = avoided. It is also clear, by the size of the responding font, that Mr. = Antares's feelings were hurt at such treatment. Also note if you will, = the absence of "Friendly Greetings..." Very ominous! Last time his = feelings were hurt he went away for quite a while. It would be very = sad/unfortunate for that to happen again. Please, someone apologize. =20 At 06:11 PM 10/31/2000 +0100, you wrote:=20 Dear Mr Moffat, Thank you for the 'correction'. Because I live in a country where the native language is not = English, it might be possible that I made an error.=20 After reading your e-mail is obvious that I made an error.=20 I apologize for making that error. Mr Antares From: "Robert Moffatt" <moffattr@cadvision.com>=20 Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 22:53:26 -0700=20 To: <pianotech@ptg.org>=20 Subject: Re: advice on action/hammers Dear Mr. Antares, A restoration does not, in musium work, include replacing any thing! = If one were to replace any parts, it is not a restoration, but, at = least,=20 an attempt at a partial rebuild!! I am addressing the difference = between=20 restoration and rebuild of course. Bob Dear Mr. Larry McFatter, It is my opinion that when one does a = restoration, one should go all the way. It is therefor necessary to replace, in any case, the shanks = and the hammer heads. Which shanks and heads? That is up to you and the technician in = charge. I am sure that if you have the right technician, your piano will be = a marvel after a hammer change. Your new hammer can be voiced in many ways so that you can have all = the chocolate flavors you like (;> Friendly greetings from Antares=20 Amsterdam, Holland=20 With love,=20 David Of New York ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b5/c1/b0/1d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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