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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
class=340140915-07062001></SPAN>> <EM>Nothing in the script is =
false.
Maybe a little exaggerated, but <BR>it is all
true.</EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN =
class=340140915-07062001>Among
the finest in the world?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=340140915-07062001>Concert length keys?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=340140915-07062001>Perfection in key =
weighting?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN =
class=340140915-07062001>What's
"master-crafted"? Really? Is that a type of computer =
automated
machine? </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN =
class=340140915-07062001>Finest
materials?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=340140915-07062001>Exhaustively tested? =
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN =
class=340140915-07062001>Why
are they sending so many back? What do Larry Fine's surveys say =
about
these fine instruments?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=340140915-07062001>Apparently they need even more testing with =
the
problems they're having.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN =
class=340140915-07062001>I
consider this to be similar to all "stencil" pianos like <STRONG>DH
</STRONG>Baldwin, Kohler & Campbell, Chickering, etc. The =
salesmen
here at the University sales forget to tell the consumer that they are =
Korean
Made and that makes me furious. When I show the customer the tiny =
"Made in
Korea" sticker behind one of the legs (After I've spent a couple of =
hours or
days easing keys, actions, fixed buzzes, clicks, etc., etc., etc., etc), =
they
flip. The ignorant consumer thinks they are buying a Baldwin with =
quality
from decades past, made here. It's misleading and often outright
lying. It's a crime that the industry and often times technicians =
turn
their heads to it and I think pressure should be applied at least =
through
the technician to shine a light of truth in these rip-off scams. =
If we
were mislead this way when buying products, (a Roll Royce made in Czech =
or Korea
or a Martin guitar made in Vietnam) we'd consider it for what it really
is. If the dealer had a conscience they would not be a part of =
this
misleading advertising. No one wants to take responsibility, blame =
it on
the Chinese as though the dealer has no control or say. They can =
refuse to
sell it and take the high road, but they are selling out and are just as =
guilty. They'll take the check when it's written to =
them. Just
a little rant on what I consider a crime to innocent, trusting people =
and
something that I think the industry as a whole is suffering from. =
I hope
that some day we will look back and be appalled that it went on as long =
as it
did. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN =
class=340140915-07062001>
<P><FONT size=2>Lance Lafargue, RPT<BR>Mandeville, LA<BR>New Orleans =
Chapter,
PTG<BR>lancelafargue@bellsouth.net</FONT> </P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>Wimblees@AOL.COM<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 07, 2001 9:17
AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Deceptive
Advertising<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=2>In a
message dated 6/6/01 9:31:50 PM Central Daylight Time,
<BR>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"
TYPE="CITE">I copied the following from a web page for a dealer. How =
do they
sleep at <BR>night. <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Terry <BR><BR>Don't =
blame the
dealer for the ad copy. This is what the manufacturer has <BR>come up =
with.
Nothing in the script is false. Maybe a little exaggerated, but <BR>it =
is all
true. Unfortunately, its because we know so much, that we see this =
<BR>as
misleading consumers. But how else are they (the manufacturer) going =
to
<BR>persuade people to buy their product? <BR><BR>Willem
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