Steinways / David Andersen

[RicB]

Jim..

I am not sure I see the car industry analogy as quite applicable to the 
piano industry.  For the some of the same reasons that many (most) of 
you all over there see no reason for certification of piano techs.  
There is no safety issues involved here.  Whatever <<understandings>> 
there are between those Steinway and those they allow to sell their 
instruments has to do with what these parties find mutually interesting 
from a profit standpoint. That wont change unless the situation becomes 
unprofitable.

And thats the core of my point.  I believe that the tech world at large 
does have the opportunity to affect change by attacking the situation 
from this angle. If we are interested in doing so that is.  I dont think 
there is any chance of affecting change by trying to tell the world 
there are problems with their basic design. 

I found your post interesting to be sure.  But I dont understand where 
you are coming from with the below quote however.  I never accused the 
tech world of being responsible for the problem.... I just said if the 
communal "we" actually want to do something to improve the situation.... 
we probably could.  Where do consumer advocate organizations get their 
motivation ??  I dunno... perhaps they just want to make things a little 
better ?

Cheers
RicB


    With all this history relating to this problem for someone to say,
    or imply, that somehow the individual techs of the world are
    responsible in some nebulous manner for the situation is rather
    disingenuous...of course these are just my thoughts and
    opinion..what do I know?? :-)
    Jim Bryant (FL)