---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Yess yess.... we all understand that you think of this as elitism, and we are all aware that some others do not, rather viewing with disdane these low end pianos. I happen to aggree with the later when it comes to it... So what ?? Its certainly not a big enough deal to carry on a life long war or crusade about. As I have said before... that some dont like these things... and express that viewpoint, has some nice positive effects as well... non the least of these that newbies and techs who have some affinity for this kind of work get just that much more to do. To each their own. Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 1/5/01 6:53:51 PM Central Standard Time, > hgreeley@stanford.edu (Horace Greeley) writes: > > > >> would one rather have such a lab? Or, a >> room full of 50's/60's vintage Wurlitzer and/or Kimball >> consoles to try to >> keep in tune? I am not sure which is more >> frustrating....except that, as >> one very well known technician once said: "Tuning a Kimball >> is like trying >> to nail Jello to a wall" - so, one starts tuning, and, when >> the big hand >> goes around once, one stops and moves on, without having to >> worry about >> anything electronic. > > This is exactly what I mean, folks. I'm sure there are > abundant numbers of > piano technicians out there who have not had the kind of lofty > career > described by this man who could figure out how to tune and > maintain a group > of Kimball 42" Consoles and have no trouble at all doing so.' > > It takes only the most basic set of skills, common sense and > common knowledge. > > Bill Bremmer RPT > Madison, Wisconsin -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9f/f9/fe/ef/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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