<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16527" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jurgen-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is the cost of the scale information for a Steinway M?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com href="mailto:pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com">Jurgen Goering</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Pure Sound M scale</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Of course all I do with regard to Pure Sound Wire is done with Juan Mas-Cabre's consent and support. As the Pure Sound distributor for North America, it only makes sense. Juan and I depend on each other. <BR><BR>The idea of the "kits" is a brilliant one to make it easy for first-time users to try the wire and have a successful result. While technicians are more than welcome to simply purchase various gauges and go for it, the "kits" are kind of an easy introduction to this wire.<BR><BR><BR><?smaller>Jurgen Goering<BR>Piano Forte Supply<BR>(250) 754-2440<BR>info@pianofortesupply.com<BR>http://www.pianofortesupply.com<BR><BR><?/smaller><BR>On Sep 4, 2007, at 11:50, caut-request@ptg.org wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Hi Jim,<BR>I agree with Ed. And understand Juan's position as well. Jurgen is selling "kits" of wire plus scales for Steinway M, L and B. Does this have Juan's consent? I think, very strongly, that it ought to. <B>That is precisely the best way to promote use of the wire: make it easy the first time.</B> There's a hassle factor to trying something new, in this case a pretty big one. You have to make a fairly large investment in material. You have to do what is necessary to come up with scaling, which means a lot of measuring and writing down, plus contacting someone or purchasing software or whatever. And you are going to have to learn new techniques for working with a different material. All this on a bit of a bet: some people say it's worthwhile. Is it? If not, you've wasted a good bit of time, money, and irritation.<BR>I really like what Jurgen is offering: scale plus enough wire to do a job plus a bit extra. Much less of an investment in time and hassle. If it is as good as people (like Jim Busby <G>) are saying, then you go the extra mile. If not, you're only out a fairly minor investment.<BR><?smaller>Regards,<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>Fred Sturm<?/smaller><BR><?smaller>University of New Mexico<?/smaller><BR><?color><?param 0000,0000,EEEC><?smaller>fssturm@unm.edu<?/smaller><?/color><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>