This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Hi Mike, =20 I agree, it seems good to encourage people to explore all the options, = including other pianos that they may be able to afford now or later. I = also imagined maybe sometimes improving in creative ways on how the = piano came out of the factory. =20 Best regards & happy holidays, =20 Trent -----Original Message-----=20 From: Michael Spalding [mailto:spalding48@earthlink.net]=20 Sent: Thu 12/23/2004 8:43 PM=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Cc:=20 Subject: RE: Mason&Hamlin --- 50 " =09 =09 Trent wrote: =09 > So I guess what I'm driving at is that I've heard some on the list occasionally dismiss pianos with a lot of problems or compromises, shortcuts, or economies taken. I often think there may be someone who enjoys it for what it is, maybe even hears or knows how to bring out = things that the professional technician can't because he's too distracted by = what it's doing wrong. And a lot of the time, like in one of these = Aeolian-era M&H's, I think they may be worth working with, within whatever budget = the customer may have, to bring out potential that's been lying dormant for = the pianos entire life so far.> =09 =09 I agree. Our assignment, if we choose to accept it, is to help each = piano we encounter to realize its potential. If an Aeolian-era M&H hasn't = been regulated or voiced since it's creation 30 years ago, it for sure has unrealized potential. The improvement was dramatic, and the customer = was grateful. Of course, this does not alter the fact that many other = pianos might please her more than that particular instrument. =09 Mike =09 =09 _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives =09 ****** IMPORTANT NOTICE ****** This e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly = prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me at (312) 207-1000 and permanently delete the original and any copy of = any e-mail and any printout thereof. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 6874 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f2/ae/d5/fe/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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