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<DIV>This is interesting,,,, on the one hand, a devil,,,,,, and on the =
other, an
angel.</DIV>
<DIV>Kevin E. Ramsey, R.P.T<BR><A
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A><BR>"Whe=
n all you
have is a hammer, <BR>pretty soon everything looks like a tuning =
pin."</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 27, =
2000 8:14
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Rattling their =
Cage</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Well, after =
another
long, hard day's work and an evening at the gym, I see <BR>what could =
easily
have been predicted. The same bunch, the same complaints. =
<BR>You
see, I merely provide the catalyst for getting them to spout off, in
<BR>greater detail than I have ever seen any of them write a technical =
post,
<BR>about that one guy they just wish would go away. Horace is =
as free
to write <BR>on the List, provide technical information, quote poetry =
or
philosophy to <BR>underscore it as anyone. I'd like to see =
something of
real value, just once. <BR><BR>As for the many posts that were never =
written
because I somehow stood in the <BR>way, how about the ones that were =
never
written because the List is too full <BR>of off topic discussion, one =
liners,
personal notes, etc., (that I never had <BR>anything to do with) for =
any
serious minded tech to be interested in wading <BR>through? =
<BR><BR>I'd like
to see all of those that took the time to vent their hatred, anger =
<BR>and
frustration with me and my *behavior* to write some kind of opinion =
about
<BR>tuning hammer styles (a subject in this month's Journal) and =
methods of
<BR>operating one. There is more than one person who has =
currently asked
about <BR>this topic and I'm sure there are others who have questions. =
<BR><BR>It is a classic example of a topic where you will get opinions =
from
the very <BR>best technicians that will seem to contradict each other. =
I
believe the best <BR>way for any individual to sort this kind of =
contradictory
information out is <BR>to be able to read as many opinions with =
details as
possible. And I don't <BR>mean one liners like, "I'm a Jerk =
tuner, the
ladies love it". <BR><BR>OK, Ola, let's see how many of the now famous =
Baloney
Bunch, the remnants of <BR>that erstwhile tame and civil group that =
lived in
such blissful harmony <BR>before *I* came along will write something =
worth
reading and worth putting in <BR>the archives. I know each one =
of them
can do it and I do respect their <BR>opinions which often concur with =
mine.
I don't "attack" them if they differ <BR>from mine. It is =
and
always has been the HT controversy that that has been <BR>inflammatory =
in and
of itself. This, in spite of repeated denials. In the =
<BR>back of
their minds, it is *always* the "Oh him again, the one who does =
<BR>*that*!"
It colors their perception and raises the most deep seated =
defense
<BR>mechanisms every time. <BR><BR>But the idea is not going away, nor =
am I.
<BR><BR>Bill Bremmer RPT <BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT>
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