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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Ric, I have it on =
good authority
that the tech's doing factory work in NY are expected to get two and a =
half
actions regulated per day. No wonder they come to the dealerships =
needing a day
and a half to two day's worth of work. It's no problem for a tech =
who
knows what he's doing, but we sometimes do complain, a bit. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Question; why do =
more Steinway's
get rebuilt than any other piano? Perhaps it's because they're so
expensive that they can be looked on as an investment. And why =
aren't there
more people re-building, and I mean soundboards and all; Yamaha's and
Kawai's? Because most people would just go buy a new
one? I think Joe Garrett said once something =
about the
wood used in the rim made rebuilding one "less than =
desirable "
Am I right? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just some musings. =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin E. Ramsey</FONT></DIV>
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style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Well
hey there Gordon.... I will be the first to admit I have sort of a =
love / hate
affair with Petrof. I keep thinking what a downright beautifull =
instrument
they could make if they would just stop being sloppy in some key =
areas.
<P>But if you start looking closely you find all kinds of interesting
stuff....tho word has it they are improving and in general cleaning up =
their
act quite a bit these past couple years.
<P>Actaully... it seems that much of the criticism I hear directed at =
NY
Steinways goes along the same lines.... too much sloppyness. But I =
would have
a hard time understanding they could compare to some of the stuff I =
routinely
see that has come off the Petrof lines through the years.
<P>RicB </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>