underwriter lab (was "What would you do?")

[Richard Brekne]

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I am sorry... I have to aggree with Ron N, and C. Purdy on this. This is no
"burden" .. it is a challange that we as an organization are certainly up to
tackling. And if you dont think the manufacturers will sit up and take notice,
then you underestimate the power of such things. In this computerized day and age
it is easy to get information out to key players.. universities... organizations
of all types... even home buyers acess the PTG pages for information these days.

This is our buisness.. and its a side of it we have not been minding. Your
statement about who sells pianos illustrates very clearly an all too sad state of
affairs. We should take steps to increase our influence. It is part of the fine
traditions the PTG stands for.

Get back to work ??? Lets start to work !!

Richard Brekne
I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway

Jon Page wrote:

> FWIW,
> The PTG is an organization, much the same as Consumer Reports.
> To that end they could publish a guide and stay out of endorsement.
> After all, it's hard enough to mind your own business.
>
> Now that would be an interesting CR article:  pianos
> Not surveyed by the average home buyer/tester, but by technicians'
> opinions.  THAT would make the man'f'r's take a look and listen.
>
> As if techs sell pianos, salezmen do, PR, price, furniture value.
>
> PTG is an organization promoting a guild tradition and is a teaching
> felicitator.  Do not lay an extra burden on the staff even if it means
> increased
> revenues from endorsements. Nothing is benevolent.
>
> Now, get back to work,
>
> Jon Page
>
> At 12:10 AM 12/01/1999 +0100, you wrote:
> >
> > I aggree. This is a good idea. It shouldnt be all that difficult to
> arrive at
> > a reasonable level of minimum quality to get the PTG stamp of approval.
> > Further the PTG should be able to provide guidelines for technicians as to
> > what to do in such cases as the origionator of this thread ran into. There
> > are lots of reasonable approaches to dealing with the problem of very low
> > quality production. It is a real problem, it causes undue pressure on
> > legitimate producers, and is a detriment to the entire industry. We, the
> > technical community can contribute to easing the problem.
> >
> > Richard Brekne
> > I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
> > Bergen, Norway
> >
> >
> > "Christopher D. Purdy" wrote:
> >>
> >> > the PTG could approve pianos the way Underwriters
> >> >Laboratories approves other things as a public service.   Reprehensible
> >> >pianos would
> >> >not get the stamp of approval until improvements are made.
> >> >-Mike Jorgensen
> >>
> >> that is a very good idea!  has the ptg or anyone involved with it ever
> >> considered such a thing?  at first glance i see not only a great way to
> >> help the public in buying a piano but also great pr for the guild and it's
> >> members.
> >>
> >> chris
> >>
> >> -Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.   School of Music  Ohio University  Athens OH
> >>
> >> -purdy@oak.cats.ohiou.edu   (740) 593-1656    fax# (740) 593-1429
> >

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