<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType name="PostalCode" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="PersonName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=blue link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>I think Alicia has ears, I bet she does well in this business. Maybe not very PC and too much of a musician, but honest and knows how to say what she hears.</DIV> <DIV>Fenton</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Really? Ones I've played on before seemed to be well serviced, but something was missing.. I played organ and Bryn Athyn Cathedral before and as I was told once by John Binsfeld, that organ is a fine instrument, but it simply has no soul. So far with Samick my oppinion is same, perhaps they are well made, and maybe are crap outa the box, but even with excelent prep work still missing the "soul"...     Alicia </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: <A title=deanmay@pianorebuilders.com href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">Dean May</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:27 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: Samick is crap?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Well, if you are used to playing an Imperial Bosey….<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Dean<o:p></o:p> <U1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on">Dean May</U1:PERSONNAME>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><U3:PLACE u4:st="on"><U3:CITY u4:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></U3:PLACE></U1:CITY></U3:CITY> <U1:STATE u2:st="on"><st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</st1:State></U1:STATE></st1:State>  <U1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode u6:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode></U1:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></U1:PLACE><o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of A E Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 8:07 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: RE: Samick is crap?<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> Really? Ones I've played on before seemed to be well serviced, but something was missing.. I played organ and Bryn Athyn Cathedral before and as I was told once by John Binsfeld, that organ is a fine instrument, but it simply has no soul. So far with Samick my oppinion is same, perhaps they are well made, and maybe are crap outa the box, but even with excelent prep work still missing the "soul"...     Alicia <o:p></o:p> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: deanmay@pianorebuilders.com To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: Samick is crap? Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 19:03:55 -0400<o:p></o:p> <DIV> Samick is often crap out of the box, but like many Asian pianos can be turned into a fairly decent piano with some excellent prep work. The basics are there for a nice instrument. It’s up to you to coax it out! J<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <DIV> Dean<o:p></o:p> Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">IN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></DIV>  <o:p></o:p> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of A E Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:03 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: RE: HORUGEL PIANOS<o:p></o:p></DIV>  <o:p></o:p> Samick is crap...I was playing on one today at a local shop... yuk!   Alicia <o:p></o:p></DIV> No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.6/1480 - Release Date: 6/3/2008 7:00 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. 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