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<P><BR>I'm with you for once...this is exactly why the "global economy"=
doesn't work. I think the Chinese are dumping pianos...I believe=
that is illegal.</P>
<P>It would be nice if PTG could do some kind of education program for =
consumers but there are big ads in the Journal of Chinese made pianos.&=
nbsp; Certainly Consumer Reports should be lobbied to do a c=
onsumer report for piano buyers....</P>
<P>David I. <BR><BR></P>
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Original message<BR>From: "Joe Garrett" <JOEGARRETT@EARTHLINK.NET><BR>T=
o: pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 9/28/2005 5:03:00 PM<BR>S=
ubject: Chinese Pianos<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I doubt that this will do one whit of =
good, but I've gotta say it anyway. I completely REFUSE to work on Chin=
ese Pianos. The Chinese are inundating our society with all sorts of "c=
heap" products. The Corporate types are buying into it. Hence, OUR work=
force is hard pressed to compete on any level. For those clients that =
own Chinese Pianos, I simply refer them elsewhere. I know that a large =
majority of technicians refuse to work on Square Grands, why not the Ch=
inese pianos? I consider a Square Grand ten times easier to cope with t=
han the Chinese POS's. I refuse to be a party to undermining my own eco=
nomy. If every technician would do the same, a lot of those Chinese PSO=
's (actually it's a compliment to call them such, IMO.), would wind up =
in the land fill, where they belong....or, better yet, send them back t=
o China and let their people contend with them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>End of Rant. Thanks for letting me.<=
;G></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool P=
olice<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>