Confidence

[Michael Spalding]

Don't hold back - tell us how you Really feel!!  You're such a diplomat.


> [Original Message]
> From: antares <antares@euronet.nl>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 6/16/2005 5:55:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Confidence
>
> Oh come on man!
> That model K maker sucks!
>
> There impossible to tune.
> Dump I say!
>
> DUMP!!
>
>
>
> On 16-jun-05, at 19:59, Porritt, David wrote:
>
> >
> > One must have a certain amount of confidence in his/her abilities in 
> > order to go out in the world and make a living working on pianos as we 
> > do.  I think I normally have enough, born of 30+ years of doing this.  
> > That is……..until – like yesterday – I encounter a Famous Maker model 
> > K.  I left the customer’s home convinced that I was the worst pin 
> > twister in the state if not the world! 
> >  
> > What a terrible combination, that instrument.  The high price 
> > (exorbitant price?) combined with the Famous Maker decal on the front 
> > leads the customer to have great expectations.  Somehow the funky tone 
> > at the south end of the long bridge must be the tuner’s fault, and the 
> > false beats mean he can’t tune. 
> >  
> > Sorry about the rant.  I’ve resorted to simple jobs today, busing 
> > keys, cleaning etc.  Maybe I’ll learn this business yet!
> >  
> > dave
> >  
> > __________________________
> > David M. Porritt, RPT
> > Meadows School of the Arts
> > Southern Methodist University
> > Dallas, TX 75275
> > dporritt@smu.edu
> >  
> >
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> from
> André Oorebeek
>
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