<html> <body> >>To the few individuals who have taken over the list for their own agendas, give it a break.  Please.  Do it for the rest of you who stay on.>> I second that emotion.  To the "few individuals": you should be ashamed.  Would you carp about issues of piano technology in church or at a political rally?  Of course not; it's the wrong venue.  Why is this different? Don't you get it?  Are you really that thick-headed, stubborn and arrogant? Even after all the discussion telling you to cut it out, even after causing some of the most respected technicians on the list bow out because of your selfishness?  I reluctantly conclude "yes": you are thick-headed, stubborn, and, above all, arrogant. Personally, I'm not ready to unsubscribe yet.  I learn too much from the real technicians out there who kindly take the time and trouble to share hard-earned knowledge.  To them I am grateful.  To the "few individuals" I am contemptuous.  Go away.  Any piano-related knowledge you may have contributed hasn't been worth it. Mickey Kessler </body> </html>