Posting Pictures

[Diane Hofstetter]

Ron,

  The problem is that the majority of people are more visually oriented than 
aurally.  When they see the piano looking like that, and having no 
understanding of quality of the piano as a musical instrument, they get the 
unmistakeable message, "the piano is not important."  To quote one pastor 
when I told him that the pianos in
his church needed service, "It just says make a joyful NOISE unto the Lord".

Others try to think more wholistically and think both the inside _and_ the 
outside are important.

We had been in the Cathedral for about an hour looking at all the wonders, 
Murray, Jeff (our apprentice) and I. After I saw it, I found Jeff and said I 
wanted to show him something.  We walked around the church, up toward the 
piano while I pointed out many beautiful things there, we walked around the 
corner and I said, "and
here's the piano!"  He gasped and looked like someone had punched him in the 
stomach (or worse).

  We observed tourist propriety and did not touch, so don't know what 
internal condition it is in.  I hope it's better than the outside!



  I checked the access to the site and think maybe I left an "s" out at the 
end,

  http://communities.msn.com/hofstetterpianos/photoalbums

Diane


>>From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
>>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>>Subject: Re: Posting Pictures
>>Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 14:07:30 -0500
>>
>>Hi Brian,
>>
>> >  I have no way of knowing, only
>> >speculation from appearances.
>>
>>We all catch ourselves doing it from time to time.
>>
>>
>> >Still makes me a little sad to think of it's appearance.  To my way of
>> >thinking, in that type of setting, appearances are important too, and 
>>could
>> >conceivably convey an apathetic attitude towards piano care in general. 
>>?
>>
>>Oh sure, but there's no shortage of juicy examples of that, is there? Now
>>go back and take a close look at that splendiferous wall the piano is
>>parked against and ask yourself the question about care for appearance
>>again. Not picking, you understand, just throwing in another illustration
>>that we often don't see what we look at.
>>
>>And yes, it seems a shame that neither the piano, nor the walls can be
>>maintained better.
>>
>>Ron N
>

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