<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Jarred,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The Pearl River pianos have always had a bad reputation.  = their importation into this country was cut by the importers some time ago. = What you are saying is that they are now importing again.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do your customer a favour (that is the new owner of the piano) and = tell the dealer that it is untunable and to replace the piano or offer money back = on a better piano.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I know Pearl River is going through some changes but bad pianos are = bad pianos. Don't be a party to a ripoff.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught  <A href="mailto:caute@accessnt.com.au">caute@accessnt.com.au</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au" title=jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au>Jarred Finnigan</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, 29 November 1999 = 5:31</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> What would you = do?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>I was pitch raising a brand = new "Gors & Khalman" upright out of the "Pearl River" factory in China (yuk, = awful).  As you will know if you have ever had the "privilege" of = tuning one of these instruments they typically have extremely tight tuning pins.  This one had very loose pins two of which would not even = hold pitch.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Of course I have been asked = to write the mandatory report.  Apart from the obvious re-pin, what would = you do?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Any replies greatly appreciated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Jarred = Finnigan</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>APTTA    PTTG = (VIC)<BR><A = href="mailto:jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au">jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au</A><B= R></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>