<!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 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi LarryinAtlanta,</DIV> <DIV>You may not get tons of replies to your posts becuase others who = read them find that they are so well writen that no reply is needed.</DIV> <DIV>Do post more often, we need piano topics not slam chit chat, tit = for tat.</DIV> <DIV>In 39 years of teaching in the public schools, it never ceased to = amaze me that when ever a difficult student moved, there always arose one from = the class to take their place O:((</DIV> <DIV>And do sign your posts, Mother</DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR><A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=LarryinAtlanta@aol.com href="mailto:LarryinAtlanta@aol.com">LarryinAtlanta@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> Tuesday, May 04, 2004 = 7:52 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Dear Mr. = Avery</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/4/2004 3:59:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time, <A = href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no</= A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT face=Arial>Grin.. I just love these kinds of replies to Political = or Religous OT <BR>threads...<BR><BR>One starts by pointing out that = such posts have nothing to do with the <BR>general topic of pianos... then = without further ado engage directly in <BR>the OT thread with a counter = attack... directed right at ones person.  <BR>And not only that.. but one = feels the need to do it in public... to <BR>display for all to see ones = own position on the (both) matter (s).</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Grin...... I just love the replies to these kind of replies. = They always ignore the fact that if someone hadn't already "attacked", and = in public, there would be no need to respond, then without further ado = they talk about the responder's remarks and call those remarks a "counter attack = directed right at one's person" instead of it occuring them that those = remarks were not meant as an "attack" nor were they aimed at one's "person" = but rather were made to show that the same rock can be tossed both ways, so quit = tossing rocks and get back to talking about the things you're here to talk about.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For instance - we've learned a lot from all this, haven't we? = We've learned that those on the right disagree with those on the left. = Wow..... I never knew that.... that information is going to help me a whole lot = next time I'm trying to find a squeak in someone's piano....I know now that the = answer is to ask the owner of the piano if they're on the right or on the = left, and if they're on the left, their piano squeaks because it's a Republican = and it wants to get away from them. And as we learn these valuable lessons, I = have noticed that major topics of the goings on in the piano business are = flying right over everyone's heads - for instance.... is anyone aware that = Samick bought part interest in Bechstein and that Bechstein now offers C. = Bechstein from Germany and a line labeled simply Bechstein made in Korea? Has = anyone discussed the fact that Samick bought Young Chang and may be = discontinuing the YC and Pramberger brands, or may simply turn them into = stencil brands placed on Samick pianos? I don't recall reading anything here = about it, but it has a lot more to do with your career as a piano technician than which side of the political spectrum the = management of these companies belong to.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As I said before - I don't post much here, because for the most = part I get ignored when I do. I suppose I don't know the secret handshake. = But it seemed silly to me that someone would engage in a political rock = tossing and then make a grand exit because they didn't like what got said back. = That seems like such a waste when there are things they could = be learning about pianos. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>From my point of view, I just told you more about pianos than = you've learned in this entire thread. So either way, I may have done some = good - I usually am ignored so totally that a thread simply dies the minute I = post to it. That would be a good thing in this case. On the other hand, I've = just told you two things about the piano industry that will have a major affect = on the marketplace, and as a result could have an impact on you. Maybe that = will earn me the right to learn the secret handshake. But it seems to me it = would make more sense to discuss these two issues than to discuss politics.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>