<HTML><HEAD> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19394"></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">No, not really.<G> I think, in the case of the pianos, it has more to do with the use of "select hardwood", etc.<G> Also, a basic mentality of throw-away manufacturing. Of course, that's my thinking and has nothing to do with reality.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Joe aka Curmudge</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=paul@bruesch.net href="mailto:paul@bruesch.net">paul bruesch</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Tool Police Captain</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 1/22/2013 2:23:10 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] restoring pianos - was private</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV dir=ltr>Like how to run an economy?</DIV> <DIV class=gmail_extra><BR><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Joseph Garrett <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target=_blank>joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote>Wim said:<BR>"As I said before, I don't know if it's a law, but the Japanese people do<BR>not like to keep pianos for very long, and will not spend money to restore<BR>them."<BR><BR>Wim,<BR>Perhaps they know something we don't?<G><BR>Joe<BR><BR><BR>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain of the Tool Police<BR>Squares R I<BR><A href="http://gpianoworks.com/" target=_blank>http://gpianoworks.com/</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>