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<DIV>Ron Shiflet,</DIV>
<DIV>It sounds very much like you got up on the wrong side of the world
today. I personally didn't get the same read on Joe Garrett's =
remarks that
you certainly did, and perhaps others got various well-intentioned =
shades of
meaning as well. If that could be the case then I think you should have =
cut a
little slack in your criticism, or at the very least, sent your remarks =
to Mr.
Garrett off-list. I, for one, am quite offended at your little tirade =
and
belittlement of a fine stalwart guy that I know Joe to be. For your =
trashing of
Mr. Garrett so vehemently and callously in public I do believe you =
should
reconsider your missive and send all of us an apology, but especially =
directing
one toward Mr. Garrett.</DIV>
<DIV>Joseph Alkana RPT<BR><A
href="mailto:josephspiano@attbi.com">josephspiano@attbi.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rshiflet@eaznet.com href="mailto:rshiflet@eaznet.com">Ron =
&
Lorene Shiflet</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG - send/receive</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 27, 2002 =
11:16 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano Specs. =
book</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>To Joe Garrett,<BR> From time to =
time, we all
get stuck on a particular problem and<BR>sometimes ask for a little
help. Likewise, when a fellow technician gets<BR>stuck and asks =
for
help, we assist them if we can.<BR> I was unable to =
locate
the specs for that piano and so I asked to see if<BR>anyone had =
them.
For some reason you took it upon yourself to rip me apart<BR>for not =
having
the PTG specs book and then kept going by asking if I had<BR>ever read =
books
on wood working or welding. What does welding have to do<BR>with =
Samick
action specs?<BR> For over a decade, Randy Potter =
has
bragged about what a fine mentor you<BR>were. I even bought one =
of your
repair labor guides from him, which by the<BR>way, I did read many
times. All these years I thought you must be a =
great<BR>technician and
mentor. I even thought it might be neat to meet you and =
all<BR>the other
"legends" at a convention sometime. Boy was I wrong. Are
these<BR>your true colors? Now tell me, when a customer brings a =
piano
to your shop<BR>to rebuild it, do you rip them apart too, for not =
having read
popular<BR>mechanics or aviation monthly?<BR> I'm =
sorry that
I got to meet you (even via email). I'm sorry that I<BR>bought =
your
repair guide. I'm sorry that I asked a question so =
difficult<BR>that a
season technician like yourself couldn't answer and I'm sorry =
that<BR>Randy
has wasted his time<BR>telling the world what a great mentor that you
are. People like you who<BR>need to retire but won't are truly a =
thorn
in the side to an organization<BR>that is struggling to stay afloat in =
a
declining industry.<BR><BR>Ron Shiflet<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>----- =
Original
Message -----<BR>From: "Joseph Garrett" <<A
=
href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>>=
<BR>To:
<<A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent:
Sunday, May 26, 2002 9:18 PM<BR>Subject: Piano Specs. =
book<BR><BR><BR>> It
always amazes me, (well maybe not), how a lot of technicians try to =
do<BR>>
top notch work with a minimum of tools!<BR>> One of those tools =
should be
the Specs book, (or any book, for that<BR>matter),<BR>> available =
from the
home office. The Portland Chapter gives one to each new<BR>> =
member. While
I'm on the subject of books, when's the last time you read a<BR>> =
technical
book? Woodworking, Business, Math, Welding, a catalog, =
(from<BR>cover<BR>>
to cover), etc., etc., the list is endless, if you make it a point
to<BR>persue<BR>> an ever increasing knowledge bank, throughout =
your life.
Just my 2cents<BR>> worth.<BR>> Regards,<BR>> Joe Garrett, =
RPT,
(Oregon)<BR>><BR>><BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>