<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>dictators, PSO, and the free world</TITLE> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Hi Martin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The term PSO has been used to refer to pianos that really should = not be pianos for one reason or another.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In our trade we find it very difficult to sometimes convey what we = actually mean with sound, motion, action and many others.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Because A PSO has been accepted as a PSO, it becomes confusing to = refer to all or any, other than a PSO as a PSO. Other wise we may have consider = referring to real PSO's as crappy PSOs and great pianos as top PSOs and this is = starting to confuse me so how about we just call a spade a spade and a PSO a = PSO.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And  please note.  You are dictating to everyone = also.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught</DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:vanbrussel@EURONET.NL" title=vanbrussel@EURONET.NL>vanbrussel</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 11, = 2001 1:13 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> dictators, PSO, and = the free world</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE>Ah, but Mr Bremmer, you can not dictate anybody to not use = the word PSO, I am a free person in a free world.<BR>Furthermore PSO is = not an American dirty word, nor could it abuse the christians among us. PSO = means : Piano sounding object.<BR>Any piano is an object that sounds like a = piano, you know what I am saying?<BR><BR>So please refrain from dictating = and offending subscribers to this list. <BR>(could I be more clear?)<BR><BR>Martin<BR><BR><BR><BR><B>From: </B>Billbrpt@aol.com<BR><B>Date: </B>Tue, 9 Jan 2001 19:20:33 = EST<BR><B>To: </B>vanbrussel@euronet.nl<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: newbie questions<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2>In a message dated 1/9/01 6:13:53 PM = Central Standard Time, you write: <BR><BR><BR></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2>Every piano is PSO <BR><BR>Martin <BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2><BR>And you're obviously the = very kind of person I was talking about, certainly <BR>not the kind of person = I respect or seek an opinion from because I already <BR>know what the = opinion is, the wrong one to have. <BR><BR>Now, didn't I see you recently = suggest that my posts should simply be deleted <BR>and not responded to? =  I certainly never respond to anything you have to say <BR>because I = never see any value in it.  So, it may be just as well if you stick = <BR>to what you say.  Just delete, don't respond.  You'll be more at = ease that <BR>way. <BR><BR>Bill Bremmer RPT <BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>