---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Bull hockey! Avery At 09:23 PM 9/23/04, you wrote: >Richard said: > >"I tell them that children and or adults will practice more and can get >much more from the practice with a good piano." > >That is only good to a certain extent. After the kid, or adult progresses >to a certain level, it will be more beneficial to practice on a not so >great piano. It can do many great wonders to piano technique. >Matthew > > >Richard Oliver Snelson <rsnelson0984@mchsi.com> wrote: >That's not what Ryan said, Mr. Hechler. Too bad about your nerve, must be >the same one you often hit when your past rants about M.S. >I will do exactly what Ryan said also. Finding a junk spinet or console in >a nice home with an older child or younger taking serious lessons on it will >bring on a discussion with the mother or father. I don't care if they ever >call me back to tune for them. I tell them that children and or adults will >practice more and can get much more from the practice with a good piano. I >have never had anyone get mad at me, they say wow! No one has had the nerve >to be honest with us about the piano. After all someone gave it too us and >we really thought it would be nice to have a better piano for our >son/daughter to play. Note I didn't say "Grand." And I never follow the >above discussion with the fact that I might h! ave used pianos for sale. > >Play your antique piano all you want Mr. Hechler I'll keep on enjoying my >grand piano and having the pleasure of going back to my customers house when >they call to say they purchased a better piano. > >Why should Ryan keep his statement to himself? You never follow that advice. >Now do you? >Richard Oliver Snelson > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Hechler Family" >To: "Pianotech" >Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:12 PM >Subject: Re: tax deductions? > > > > Ryan, > > > > Boy have you hit a major nerve with me. > > > > Based on your comment, everyone should upgrade to a grand. Nearly 99 > > percent of my business is the pianos you mentioned below. If which 99 > > percent have no space for a grand or don't want a grand. And to top things > > off, I own an antique player piano which is a Story & Clark which I feel > > is a g! ood quality instrument. Finally, I also rebuild antique pump > organs > > which are not upgradeable. > > > > So please keep your blanket statements to yourself. > > > > P.S. I recently acquired a player piano rebuilt job for a Gulbransen > > piano. > > > > Ryan Sowers wrote: > > > > > > > >> Very frequently I am encouraging people to upgrade their spinet, > >> consoles, and worn-out uprights. How could I do this in good faith if I > >> don't personally value the instrument enough to warrant owning a good > >> quality one. > > > > -- > > Duaine Hechler > > Piano, Player Piano, Organ, Pump Organ > > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild > > Reed Organ Society Member > > St. Louis, MO 63034 > > (314) 838-5587 > > dahechler@charter.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianot! ech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/19/05/f6/eb/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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