<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 7/17/02 6:24:29 PM Central Daylight Time, kam544@gbronline.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">>...Alan: I've tuned perhaps 20 or so of these little monsters in my
<BR>>short few years in this business. I can only think of one that is
<BR>>OK. The other 19 or so are very poor, aggravating, falling apart,
<BR>>misaligned, noisy, miserable little PSOs.
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<BR>>When people inquire about buying a used piano, this is one that I
<BR>>regularly identify as often a poor choice.
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<BR>>Just calling a spade a spade.
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<BR>>Terry Farrell
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<BR>Terry, List,
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<BR>I'm glad I don't have to use your spade. It would be a long day
<BR>before any hole ever got dug.
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<BR>I say just the opposite of your observations, Terry, by the mere
<BR>fact, I take care of 105 Baldwin/Hamilton studios (dbase info), some
<BR>for as many as 23 years on an annual basis.
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<BR>Real workhorses, overall stability of tuning unquestioned as compared
<BR>to other units of same size, a big, bold sound for the most part, and
<BR>very seldom breaks down.
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<BR>Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, one of the best values ever made
<BR>in the piano industry. Takes a beating and keeps on playing.
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<BR>I can only think of one that doesn't cooperate like I'd like, but
<BR>it's no big deal.
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<BR>Cheers,
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<BR>Keith McGavern
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<BR>Ahem, I'd have to agree with Keith here, Terry. There are a lot of them out there. It is a very common choice for a school piano and many other situations. I've been going nightly and will be again in a few minutes to rehearsals for Man of La Mancha. If I had the attitude you do about the piano we are using, I wouldn't be able to do either my job as a piano technician nor as a singer and actor.
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<BR>The last thing I would ever call our rehearsal hall piano is a "PSO". It is a Baldwin Hamilton Studio piano. It has great tone and a beautifully designed soundboard. Does it require actual work fro</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">loathful</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">m time to time to keep it being a musical instrument and not an object for loathsome disdain? Yes, but again, that's what I am in business to do.
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Bill Bremmer RPT
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