<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3314.2100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#b8b8b8> <DIV>Richard, </DIV> <DIV>Sheesh! Try and say that all in one breath! [grin]</DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no" = title=rbrekne@broadpark.no>Richard Brekne</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> Monday, May 21, 2001 2:00 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Kids and Pianos = [was Re: Scaling problem]</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>  <P>Jon Page wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT size=+0>At 02:39 PM 05/21/2001 = -0500, you wrote:</FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"><FONT size=+0>>So why don't more = parents bring the kids with them when shopping for a</FONT> <BR><FONT size=+0>>piano?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=+0>I think it's = because the kid will spend more of their money than they would</FONT> <BR><FONT size=+0>have, and they don't want to establish that kind of precedent.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>I would think its a bit more complex then that. First off, the desirability of this suggestion would largely depend on what kind of = working relationship the parents and child have. Actually you could easily put = a child in a very uncomfortable and stressing position here. <P>Certainly the ascertainment of the childs real preferences, within = the constraints of an appropriate quality / cost configuration for the = indivudual child and family, would be condusive to the procrument of a suituable solution, but how to derive this from the existing practicalities of = the persons involved in a manner such that both the purchase of the = instrument, the wishes and needs of the child, and the economic parameters of the = parents are in harmony with any real degree of acceptability in terms of the = stated initial wished for results, is no doubt a question with as many = answers as there are solutions. <P>grin. <P>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>Bergen, Norway <BR><A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> = <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>