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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Patrick wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>"....the instrument unpacked at the =
dealership
is a customizable kit, <BR>and that the management will employ the most =
highly
skilled voicers and <BR>regulators, and allow them as much time as =
possible
to polish the <BR> semiprecious rock into an incredible gem. =
Customized to
the particular <BR> purchaser's needs, dreams, and
potential."</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Oh geeeezzzz, where's my tall rubber boots when =
I need
them? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Were you a marketing major in =
college?
;-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>This sounds a lot more like the factory making =
excuses to
get the product out the door with as little prep as possible.
Period.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>IMHO.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> On Jan 21, 2005, at 7:47 AM, James =
Grebe
wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > If this is true, then why do not pianos =
come from
the factory with <BR>> > this accomplished?<BR>> ><BR>> =
<BR>>
Sometimes when one attends a Steinway (and a few other manufacturers =
<BR>>
too) class on instrument preparation they manage to convey the message =
<BR>>
that the instrument unpacked at the dealership is a customizable kit, =
<BR>>
and that the management will employ the most highly skilled voicers and =
<BR>>
regulators, and allow them as much time as possible to polish the =
<BR>>
semiprecious rock into an incredible gem. Customized to the particular =
<BR>>
purchaser's needs, dreams, and potential. That's the dealership that's =
<BR>>
paying for the work, not the factory.<BR>> Alas, sometimes the =
dealership may
not have done 100% of this prep <BR>> work, and then it becomes the
customer's responsibility to hire <BR>> someone's services to actuate =
the
instrument's potential.<BR>> <BR>> Patrick
Draine<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>