<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV>Hello Dale</DIV> <DIV>who said: <STRONG> ahh yes but it's an authentic Steinway with = all the magic Stwy parts</STRONG> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>    Dale Erwin</STRONG></DIV></DIV> <DIV>Did it have Wurzen Hammers and Wurzen felt "crescendo" punchings, = centre rail punchings and back-touch? :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Michael G.(UK)</DIV> <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=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@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> Saturday, July 02, 2005 = 6:05 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Predictability and = Change. Was RE: Franz Mohr</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> <FONT size=3> <STRONG>Hi John</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>  Very astute thinking & probably = partially accurate</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>  You wrote:</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial = color=#000000> <DIV><FONT size=3>Something occurred to me though today when considering the re-working of instruments to use new designs. Many = pianists who own an ageing instrument or problematic one are delighted = when work is done to restore the tone. <U><STRONG>Is it not possible that = the delight of the</STRONG> <STRONG>customers you guys do work for are = perhaps delighted because of the quality of work you guys to the piano in general,</STRONG></U> <STRONG><U>rather than the changes themselves?</U></STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <STRONG><FONT size=3>   Well I certainly yes & no hopefully  more. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>  Let's say your a wine expert guru & you've had some of the very best whatever & you've = tried most everything.  Then You have a buddy who says I know where you = can get the best wine ever. It's made a different way... modern techniques = plus secrets of the masters & it's better than any other. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>   Certainly the power of = suggestion is strong but when you are an aficionado you know. Now you  taste = the new wine & you realize it really is better than anything you've ever had. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>  It can be this way with tone too = & many sensitive players have played many pianos & have formed a tonal = opinion that  they are accustomed to. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>  Then they play one of ours or Ron's = or Dels They hear something very unique. Something that accentuates the very = best qualities of the best <EM><U>pianos</U></EM> they've heard.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>  Do you think they care what you = did. No they only Know what they hear  & feel & it's all good.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000><FONT size=3>Even a properly prepped piano can = have a big impact on someone used to non-prepped or poorly functioning pianos.</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><STRONG>   <FONT size=3>Of course, But some = folks are not very astute or tonally sensitive which is why we have our share of = hacks in our business.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000><FONT size=3>Also, plenty of people = are ecstatic to get their old Steinway rebuilt from the factory, to probably what is = less quality in workmanship and parts than what their pianos were when new.</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><STRONG>  ahh yes but it's an authentic Steinway with all = the magic Stwy parts</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>    Dale Erwin</STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial = color=#000000><FONT size=3> <DIV><BR class=khtml-block-placeholder></DIV></FONT> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>- = John</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>