Who needs,,,,,,,,,,

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

I agree, they are indeed wonderful instruments, but why are they so in need
of "finishing?"
Kevin E. Ramsey, R.P.T.
ramsey@extremezone.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Beigel" <carolrpt@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: Who needs,,,,,,,,,,


> I see I am being quoted in a way I did not quite intend!  While it is true
> that Steinway "is growing their own" field technicians, training people
from
> other trades to do piano work in New York City, I did not get the
impression
> that this field service was inadequate.  I suppose that even though they
> don't use piano technicians to build their pianos, they don't necessarily
> need piano technicians to service them either.  People can be trained to
do
> specific jobs, and not have to know everything about something to do it
well
> - at least that's one theory of American industry these days.
>
> My point was that if someone was looking to do piano work on the East
Coast
> of the U.S. they might find an employer in Steinway and Sons.
>
> BTW, even though their pianos often need more "finishing" out of the box,
at
> least in the hands of a competent technician, they can become everything a
> piano can be.
>
> Carol Beigel
>
> >From: "Kevin E. Ramsey" <ramsey@extremezone.com>
> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Subject: Re: Who needs,,,,,,,,,,
> >Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:20:42 -0700
> >
> >     Carol Beigel wrote:
> >
> >
> >"Steinway and Sons is so
> >desperate for field techs in New York city, that they take people off the
> >streets and train them."
> >
> >     So that explains it. I knew one guy here in Phoenix who had hitched
a
> >ride in the back of a pick-up truck all the way from Seattle to work
here.
> >He was a little weird, if you know what I mean. He was almost homeless,
and
> >yet he said that he once worked for Steinway, had a little photo ID to
> >prove it.
> >     They put out a good product, after it's finished by a qualified
tech;
> >it certainly doesn't come that way from the factory.
> >
> >Flame suit is on, but before you flick your bic, have you worked on one,
> >straight from the factory lately?  They are only rivaled by the Baldwin
> >hallmark of quality.
> >
> >     (Double bagging the flame suit)
> >
>
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