<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: Juarez Cosmetic piano= restoration</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE>   Seeing as how we're questioning SAMA's work, has= anyone, other the David, seen any of David= Anderson's rebuilds?   Can anyone vouch for= the quality of David Anderson's work other than= David?   I'd be interested in an un-bias= report.   David Ilvedson     ----- Original message= ----------------------------------------> From: David= Andersen <<A= href="mailto:bigda@gte.net">bigda@gte.net</A>> To:= Pianotech <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Rec= eived: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:09:13 -0700 Subject: Re: Juarez= Cosmetic piano restoration At 9:47 PM -0700 8/31/04, David Andersen= wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE>...=  I challenge you to follow through and put me in front of= one of your pianos installed in a home or church or whatever= close to where I live.  If it's good, say B+ to A-= commercial-grade piano work, I'll publicly apologize and I will= give you a quote to use in your marketing.. Let's be= honest: the "pianos from Juarez"  have a less than stellar= reputation and word of mouth currently among techs; this could= be an unprecedented opportunity to change that= perception. Fair= enough? </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT= face=Verdana> Up to now, David,= having read many of your posts on Pianotech, I have felt your= integrity was unquestionable. These comments of yours= suggesting honesty and fairness, and your sense of importance= for endorsement purposes, has changed that. For the= record: I am not one of those "among techs" you= imply. Keith </BLOCKQUOTE><FONT= face=Verdana> It’s hard to= respond to people when I feel like I’m under the gun, Keith.=  I have no inflated idea of my standing or value; I stand= in awe of other people on this list, and feel like a rank= amateur compared to them. I was not cruising for acclaim, just= making what I thought was a fair offer to retract my earlier= position if I was proven wrong.  Come on, Keith; Joe= Public, or even Joe Public Piano Technician, doesn’t have a clue= who I am. So, uh...relax.  Guy and I are taking care of our= differences like gentlemen.  I urge you to read what I= wrote above one more time, and filter it through the lens of= someone really trying to make a human connection, tell the= truth, and still express my strong feelings on the subject.= Let’s DO be honest about the reputation of the “pianos from= Juarez.” If Guy Nichols is someone you admire, and your= experience of rebuilt pianos from the SAMA facility is the polar= opposite of mine, say so. Don’t let your personal bias obscure= the truth. Don’t imply that I’m making stuff up. Please.=  And if your opinion of me has changed from reading several= sentences, so be it. With all respect and collegiality, I don’t= feel I’m inflating my worth or attacking Guy= Nichols. Best wishes, David Andersen=      </BODY></HTML>