<html> Joe, et al,     Let me take this opportunity to make an announcement concerning one of the companies currently producing pianos in China. If you will visit <a href="http://wymanpiano.com/care.html">http://wymanpiano.com/care.html</a> , at the bottom of the page concerning care for the new Wyman Piano, is this statement: "Wyman Piano Company recognizes that to best protect your investment, use the services of a Registered Piano Technician (RPT) member of the Piano Technicians Guild. <a href="http://www.ptg.org/" eudora="autourl">www.ptg.org</a>" I understand that this statement will also be added to the next printing of warranty cards. A hearty "Thanks" to the folks at Wyman Piano Company. Tim Lasky and George Benson. This is a very good start, people. I, for one, truly appreciate the support that our organization has received from manufacturers from around the world. Regards, Guy Nichols, RPT Trade Relations Committee, Piano Technicians Guild At 05:03 PM 9/28/2005 -0700, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>All, I doubt that this will do one whit of good, but I've gotta say it anyway. I completely REFUSE to work on Chinese Pianos. The Chinese are inundating our society with all sorts of "cheap" products. The Corporate types are buying into it. Hence, OUR work force is hard pressed to compete on any level. For those clients that own Chinese Pianos, I simply refer them elsewhere. I know that a large majority of technicians refuse to work on Square Grands, why not the Chinese pianos? I consider a Square Grand ten times easier to cope with than the Chinese POS's. I refuse to be a party to undermining my own economy. If every technician would do the same, a lot of those Chinese PSO's (actually it's a compliment to call them such, IMO.), would wind up in the land fill, where they belong....or, better yet, send them back to China and let their people contend with them. End of Rant. Thanks for letting me.<G> Regards, Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain, Tool Police Squares R I</blockquote></html>