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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim, when you encounter a lie of this =
magnitude,
and don't correct it, you're enabling the person telling the lie. =
I can
only hope that the "Oh, OK" was just good for the moment in which =
you were
stunned by it. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Actually, a pretty =
funny story,
though. Good thing the lady thinking about buying one is doing her
research.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=JARickson@AOL.COM
href="mailto:JARickson@AOL.COM">JARickson@AOL.COM</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 06, =
2002 5:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Krakauer =
console?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>I have =
worked on one of
these. Sound-wise and in all other respects its sounded equally as bad =
as
Wurlitzer, H. Cable, Lester, etc... bad. The customer told me =
that the
Krakauer brand was owned by Steinway and Sons.
<BR> "You see," she explained, "Steinway made =
this
brand as a bonus for their employees. The company allowed its =
employees to
manufacture these pianos and sell them for their own profit."
<BR> "Oh, O.K." I replied.
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