<HTML>In a message dated 09/19/2003 1:01:42 PM Central Dayligh= t Time, pianotech-request@ptg.org writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">David, Even here in Australia where the Stuart piano is made, it is very hard for a= technician who is not one of Wayne's fold to have a good look at his piano.<= BR> We are deemed to be below him. He has stated that there is only a handful of= tuners who are capable of servicing a Stuart piano (and he wonders why he is= not proclaimed as the saviour of the piano industry in Australia). He refers to Ron O as a pretender who is playing on the fringes of piano manufacturing. I will leave it there Kerry Cooper </BLOCKQUOTE> I wonder if this attitude has = anything to do with the first two letters of Stuart........and the first two= letters of.............??? Stan Ryberg Barrington IL Associate Member mailto:jstan40@aol.com</HTML>