<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Is it just me or ...</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE>"PSO" ... working on the acronym here ... are the let= ters perhaps in the wrong order? Or does it stand for "posterior-specif= ic ordnance"? </BLOCKQUOTE> || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| jason kanter * piano tuning * piano teaching bellevue, wa * 425 562 4127 * cell 425 831 1561 orcas island * 360 376 2799 || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| || ||| <BLOCKQUOTE>From: Billbrpt@AOL.COM Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:33:28 EDT To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Is it just me or ... </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE>In a message dated 7/17/02 6:24:29 PM Central Da= ylight Time,    kam544@gbronline.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE>>...Alan: I've tuned perhaps 20 or so = of these little monsters in my >short few years in this business. I can only think of one that is >OK. The other 19 or so are very poor, aggravating, falling apart, >misaligned, noisy, miserable little PSOs. > >When people inquire about buying a used piano, this is one that I >regularly identify as often a poor choice. > >Just calling a spade a spade. > >Terry Farrell Terry, List, I'm glad I don't have to use your spade. It would be a long day before any hole ever got dug. I say just the opposite of your observations, Terry, by the mere fact, I take care of 105 Baldwin/Hamilton studios (dbase info), some for as many as 23 years on an annual basis. Real workhorses, overall stability of tuning unquestioned as compared to other units of same size, a big, bold sound for the most part, and very seldom breaks down. Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, one of the best values ever made in the piano industry. Takes a beating and keeps on playing. I can only think of one that doesn't cooperate like I'd like, but it's no big deal. Cheers, Keith McGavern </BLOCKQUOTE> Ahem, I'd have to agree with Keith here, Terry.  There are a lot of th= em out there.  It is a very common choice for a school piano and many o= ther situations.  I've been going nightly and will be again in a few mi= nutes to rehearsals for Man of La Mancha.  If I had the attitude you do= about the piano we are using, I wouldn't be able to do either my job as a p= iano technician nor as a singer and actor. The last thing I would ever call our rehearsal hall piano is a "PSO&qu= ot;.  It is a Baldwin Hamilton Studio piano.  It has great tone an= d a beautifully designed soundboard.  Does it require actual work fro<F= ONT SIZE="2">loathfulm time to time to keep it being a musical instru= ment and not an object for loathsome disdain?  Yes, but again, that's w= hat I am in business to do. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =- <http://www.bill= bremmer.com/>   </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML>