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<DIV><BR>>Farrel writes:<BR>>After waiting 30 years for the piano =
to fall
apart so that you can make a<BR>>good piano of it, you want to send =
it back
there? No matter what your<BR>>opinion of a big company like Steinway =
might
be, can you really say that<BR>>their "reputation for honesty and top =
quality
workmanship is beyond<BR>>reproach"? <BR><BR>And this rather =
opinionated
statement, coming from an individual with</DIV>
<DIV>more questions than a five year old? Not that that is bad...but,
maybe</DIV>
<DIV>a prime example of a little bit of knowledge being a dangerous =
thing!</DIV>
<DIV>I had the _privilege_ and _honour_ of working with the past head of =
the
</DIV>
<DIV>S&S rebuilding dept, Stephen Romeo, for many
months. His...their</DIV>
<DIV>work ethics, attention to detail, and concern for the "best =
for the
client"</DIV>
<DIV>was, imho, second to none. Of course, I had taken my original
training</DIV>
<DIV>only for one year in the Yamaha factory, and had spent just 15 =
years</DIV>
<DIV>in the trade at that time....a relative _newbie_ in
the field. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Still learning,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Bob Moffatt</DIV>
<DIV>Calgary, Alberta</DIV>
<DIV>Canada</DIV></BODY></HTML>