Hi All After I received Jude's email, I re read it several times. I then sent the complete series to technicians, friends and professional acquaintances not only in Australia but abroad. I was surprised by the replies that I received that were contrary to your own thoughts. All replies were that the comments were rude. So you were a little surprised by my answer. Yes, I was a little angry probably best described as "poco agitato". However my reply was not in anger, it was pure and simple sarcasm. I wrote what I thought. I knew that my post would be read as a terse reply. Was I offended by the post? No, I didn't because taking offence is becoming a victim of others. I don't let that emotion worry me. Was I hypersensitive or defensive? The fact the suggestion being made is evidence of other mindsets and internal programs, not mine. We are all entitled to our own opinions, are we not, without it becoming something that someone else constructs through an inaccurate evaluation? I have received some impolite posts, and I accept that being part of this group, however when I break your self imposed boundaries, that is unacceptable? I have also received some private emails and this list has also provided that Jude is a decent man, and I accept that on this list's recommendations. I also apologise for the blanked out profanity. I consider it impolite to others who may not appreciate this language. By the way, I have tried to write this in a form of English that is without any local expressions, so that there is no misunderstanding. Regards Brian Wilson -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jude Reveley (Absolute Piano) Sent: Monday, 29 June 2009 1:05 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Simon and Garfunkel Brian, I am sorry to have offended you. I chose my words quite poorly so allow me to restate. By "out of the scope of your expected work," I meant that the time allotted for concert work is seldon enough for addressing any of the issues to which Ron O. was referring (ie hammer hanging, regulation and certainly scaling). So in a sense I was actually defending you. It was not a comment on the scope of your skills. As for the post title of key levelling, the threads often turn into another subject without a title change. Just like these posts have nothing to do with Simon nor Garfunkle. In our area, we are finding more artists having their keyboard tech or someone involved with the backline that is already on tour handle piano repairs. Diplomacy is one thing, handling the psycology of the artist during the gig is another, but I have absolutely no problem with Ron O. bringing some attention to the bottoming standard of these most representative instruments. Respectfully, Jude Reveley, RPT Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC www.absolute-piano.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Wilson" <pianocare2 at bigpond.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:30 AM Subject: [pianotech] Simon and Garfunkel > > Jude > Well you have caught me out. Yes, I am only a part time technician who > needs > more training to understand the basics of piano technology. I thought > levelling keys had nothing to do with scaling of a piano. Now where do I > find the book that tells me where to rescale a B model whilst discussing > key > levelling. > The regulation and hammer hanging being out of my expected scope. Thank > you > for lowering yourself to an insult over your opinion of my work. > I am in a minority group as I believe that it is not proper to bag a piano > over a chat page. This list would be huge if we all complained about > instruments we see every day. Well every few days for me. I hope that if > this piano was another brand it too would be bagged in an open forum. > As I said, the promoters of the concert would not be happy with the > comments. I was asked by a technician what the best piano in the world. I > tried to give an intelligent and diplomatic answer. He said the best piano > was the one you are working on right now. > I attach a photo of a piano in which I have little support in my comments > of > this repair. I said it was a disgrace. So according to others like > yourself > who tell me that I don't know sh_t from clay, that this standard of work > is > ok. > Thank you but I like to be in the minority. > Now to email other technicians and manufacturers around the world that > they > better close up and do something else than piano work. > But wait, there are more photos..... > Regards > Brian > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.12.93/2204 - Release Date: 06/27/09 17:55:00
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