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<p>Leslie W Bartlett wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Wim- I'm not going to argue semantics. I happen to
know the tech well
<br>enough to say he is of the highest integrity, many years of experience,
<br>and probably he, in actuality, does a great deal more free work than
<br>most........... Your point is noted. Since I see very few piano techs
<br>driving Jags, or Lexus', in the long run, <i>a strong case could be
made</i>
<br><i>that techs cheat themselves far more times than they cheat their</i>
<br><i>customers.</i>
<br>lesb
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<p><br>This is without a single doubt very true. Piano techs notoriously
undercut themselves in many ways in an attempt to be kind to all the poor
ignorant old ladies out there, who just happen to be the ones in the Lexus'
etc. Seriously tho... we as a group do way too much free work, work on
pianos that should be trashed or at least repaired in a defensable manner
and way to little insisting on quality of condition and reasonable understanding
fromt the customer of what piano care is all about. As long as this is
the case, our industry will struggle along with beat up old VW's and pianos
produced in sections in twelve different countries and assembled at Lego
Land. My 50 øre's worth. grin
<p>Richard Brekne
<br>I.C.P.T.G. N.P.T.F.
<br>Bergen, Norway
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