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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I agree and commend you Chuck. I use my
spell checker, but it misses things all the time. Then I have a
person go on and on about a miss spelled word and miss the entire point of the
post.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>William</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=allenbfisher@hotmail.com href="mailto:allenbfisher@hotmail.com">Allen
Fisher</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 22, 2012 9:08
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Taking pot
shots</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>I second Chuck's message! It's too easy online to put
some one down subtly or not. The disfunctional part of me chuckles at some of
the comments but at the same time I don't feel too confident about sharing. I
know, that part is my problem.<BR>I am grateful to all of you who share your
wealth of experience expecting nothing in return! Merry
Christmas! Al Fisher<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 06:31:25 -0600<BR>From: behmpiano@gmail.com<BR>To:
pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Subject: [pianotech] Taking pot shots<BR><BR>Joe
sez: Bruce,
<DIV>And your point is what?<G> As many Chickering Uprights out there
and you</DIV>
<DIV>are JUST running into one? And you've been tuning since 1984? Hmmm?
AND,</DIV>
<DIV>you still don't have those 3 little letters after your name. What's
that</DIV>
<DIV>all about? Hmmmmmm????</DIV>
<DIV>Happy Holidays,</DIV>
<DIV>Joe</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Hey, Joe - In defense of Bruce, I'd like to point out that the specific
varieties of pianos that a technician runs into can vary greatly depending on
the area of the world that he or she lives in. In metropolitan areas, a tech
will probably see it all over time, but for someone out in the sticks, what
you see depends on what has been sold in the area, especially if you live in a
region that doesn't attract a big influx of outsiders. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>For example, here In rural Iowa where I tune I've never once seen a
birdcage action, and I've been in business here since 1974, and have tuned
1000's of different pianos in that time. Steinway uprights (and Chickerings,
for that matter) are as rare as the proverbial hen's teeth. I do see other
brands that have actually been sold locally day in and day out. If I had a
nickle for every Story and Clark I've tuned over the years, I could take my
wife on a cruise. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Any, I'm just saying. . . Lord knows, I'm not trying to pick a fight here
(there's quite enough of that already, thank you), but I do understand where
Bruce is coming from. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>While I'm thinking on it, I guess what bothers me is the not so subtle
tone of intimidation which surfaces so often here. I would guess that there
are a lot of less experienced techs who would like to ask questions but who
hesitate for fear of inciting a school yard brawl, or worse, being treated
like a fool. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>By the way, there are some of us who don't have those 3 little letters
after their names who do know a bit about piano work. Just because one is an
associate member (or a non-member, for that matter) doesn't mean one is
completely out of the loop. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Anyway, since the "end of the world as we know it" has come and gone and
we're all still here, how about resolving to get along better, and quit taking
pot-shots at each other so often? </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I have my doubts that it will ever happen, but just had to ask.
Happy holidays, everyone. Chuck
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