<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"=
>
<META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; FONT: 8pt MS Sans Serif; MARGIN-LEFT: =
2px">
<DIV><FONT size=1>John Omnitek, the PianoMation guy, described =
the
"self-tuning" aspect of this piano as something the owner would do to =
keep
the piano in tune between tunings, NOT as a way to eliminate the need =
for
conventional tunings done by (un?)conventional tuners. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>Considering the above, I can see where this device =
might raise
the piano owning publics awarness of tuning and may actually be good =
for
business. </FONT><FONT size=1>But even if it doesn't, since it is =
not
intended to be installed as a retrofit, I can't see where it will have =
much of
an impact, at least not initially.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1>Mark Wisner<BR>Yamaha Corporation<BR><A
href="mailto:mwisner@yamaha.com">mwisner@yamaha.com</A></FONT><BR><BR>>=
;>>
Wimblees@AOL.COM 07/02/02 10:07AM >>><BR><FONT
face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a message dated 7/2/02 10:25:32 =
AM Central
Daylight Time, pianobuilders@olynet.com writes: <BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE">Well, I'll not go on. It's clear that we must trash every =
new idea
that <BR>comes along in this business. </BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Del =
<BR><BR>You make
some very good points. I will agree that somewhere down the road this =
might be a
very good workable contraption, which might revolutionize the music world. =
Cars
and planes were invented, and it developed whole new industries. But you =
just
don't walk into a hanger and get in a plane. You can't even drive a car =
without
a license. Yes, almost every one knows how to drive, but you have to have =
some
degree of training. But what this contraption is attempting to do, at =
this
point, is like asking the run of the mill customer to buy a car with a =
special
contraption that automatically changes the oil, adjust the timing, and =
even
clean the spark plugs. If you asked a mechanic about something like that, =
they
would have the same reaction I have. It isn't that the invention is =
useless. I
list don't think it is something that should be sold "over the counter." =
<BR><BR>Wim </FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>