<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Juarez Cosmetic piano restoration</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE>At 9:47 PM = -0700 8/31/04, David Andersen wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE>...  I challenge you to follow through and put me in fro= nt of one of your pianos installed in a home or church or whatever close to = where I live.  If it's good, say B+ to A- commercial-grade piano work, = I'll publicly apologize and I will give you a quote to use in your marketing= . Let's be honest: the "pianos from Juarez"  have a less than = stellar reputation and word of mouth currently among techs; this could be an= unprecedented opportunity to change that perception. Fair enough? </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> Up to now, David, having read many of your posts on Pianotech, I have felt = your integrity was unquestionable. These comments of yours suggesting honesty and fairness, and your sense of = importance for endorsement purposes, has changed that. For the record: I am not one of those "among techs" you imply.<BR= > Keith </BLOCKQUOTE> It’s hard to respond to people when I feel like I’m under the g= un, Keith.  I have no inflated idea of my standing or value; I stand in= awe of other people on this list, and feel like a rank amateur compared to = them. I was not cruising for acclaim, just making what I thought was a fair = offer to retract my earlier position if I was proven wrong.  Come on, Keith;= Joe Public, or even Joe Public Piano Technician, doesn’t have a clue = who I am. So, uh...relax.  Guy and I are taking care of our differences= like gentlemen.  I urge you to read what I wrote above one more time, = and filter it through the lens of someone really trying to make a human conn= ection, tell the truth, and still express my strong feelings on the subject.= Let’s DO be honest about the reputation of the “pianos from Jua= rez.” If Guy Nichols is someone you admire, and your experience of reb= uilt pianos from the SAMA facility is the polar opposite of mine, say so. Do= n’t let your personal bias obscure the truth. Don’t imply that I= ’m making stuff up. Please.  And if your opinion of me has change= d from reading several sentences, so be it. With all respect and collegialit= y, I don’t feel I’m inflating my worth or attacking Guy Nichols.= Best wishes, David Andersen      </BODY> </HTML>