<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Politically correct. As in not saying things that would go against certain schools of thought. Don't worry about it.</DIV> <DIV>Fenton</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk href="mailto:eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk">A E</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: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 7:23 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: Samick is crap?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Thank you Fenton, I'm not sure about the fine ears thing.. Although a little widening of a unison on a perfectly tuned a piano and it WILL bother me to point that i refuse to play piano... I always demanded perfection and clear tuning...   PC what does that mean?     Alicia Evans <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> From: <A href="mailto:fmurray@cruzio.com">fmurray@cruzio.com</A> To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Subject: Re: Samick is crap? Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 07:01:21 -0700 <META content="Microsoft SafeHTML" name=Generator> <STYLE> .ExternalClass .EC_shape {;} </STYLE> <STYLE> </STYLE> <STYLE> .ExternalClass p.EC_MsoNormal, .ExternalClass li.EC_MsoNormal, .ExternalClass div.EC_MsoNormal {margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} .ExternalClass a:link, .ExternalClass span.EC_MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} .ExternalClass a:visited, .ExternalClass span.EC_MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} .ExternalClass p.EC_MsoAutoSig, .ExternalClass li.EC_MsoAutoSig, .ExternalClass div.EC_MsoAutoSig {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} .ExternalClass p {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} .ExternalClass p.EC_ecmsonormal, .ExternalClass li.EC_ecmsonormal, .ExternalClass div.EC_ecmsonormal {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} .ExternalClass p.EC_ecmsoautosig, .ExternalClass li.EC_ecmsoautosig, .ExternalClass div.EC_ecmsoautosig {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} .ExternalClass p.EC_ecmsonormal1, .ExternalClass li.EC_ecmsonormal1, .ExternalClass div.EC_ecmsonormal1 {margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} .ExternalClass span.EC_ecmsohyperlink1 {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} .ExternalClass span.EC_ecmsohyperlinkfollowed1 {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} .ExternalClass p.EC_ecmsoautosig1, .ExternalClass li.EC_ecmsoautosig1, .ExternalClass div.EC_ecmsoautosig1 {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} .ExternalClass span.EC_ecemailstyle181 {font-family:Arial;color:navy;} .ExternalClass span.EC_ecemailstyle191 {font-family:Arial;color:navy;} .ExternalClass span.EC_EmailStyle30 {font-family:Arial;color:navy;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in;} .ExternalClass div.EC_Section1 {page:Section1;} </STYLE> <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=EC_Section1> Well, if you are used to playing an Imperial Bosey….   <DIV> Dean Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN  47802</DIV>   <DIV> <DIV class=EC_MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR 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: Pianotech List Subject: RE: Samick is crap?</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 class=EC_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 <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   <DIV> Dean Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN  47802</DIV>   <DIV> <DIV class=EC_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: Pianotech List Subject: RE: HORUGEL PIANOS</DIV>   Samick is crap...I was playing on one today at a local shop... yuk!   Alicia </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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