>Also ..... without sounding facetious, where do we draw the line on >how much to "plug" our own respective companies in this here >forum? This is NOT meant to be an attack on Baldwin or Young >Chang..... just want to know the concensus. Sorry to be among the last to offer you -my- council on this matter, Ray. I've not been keeping up with the mail. But now it's the weekend when they let me out of the home. I stand to be corrected BIG time by this group, but would vote for no "plugs". Use a reinforcement or rebuttal means of support instead. [Going into my most un-facetious -- where's Fred Tremper when you need him? -- mode] Seriously Ray, study some of the posts for a while. Mannino (YCA) appears to -try- to remain neutral. He responds to 'universal' questions with generic answers. Sometimes this involves parallels with his company's products when the questions go out of his area of expertise -- for example, the current threads on "wood". In this type of exchange (in spite of the typos for the names of the wood), everyone wins. And Pianoguru, aka (Baldwin) Emerson has not brought forth any product pitches that I've observed, although he's apologizing for something. I must have blown right past whatever initiated that. Solid technical updates as applicable to this group for better understanding/servicing a particular product are a different matter -- not to mention a rarity. But I would vote for NO input on case colors, music rack design changes, how long the #1 bass string is, or how a 42" console "grew" to 43" due to new casters. Ditto for fanfares and other 'smoke'. Depending on which electronic medium, this type of 'plug' could be considered "noise" or "excessively annoying behavior". This list is everything I've dreamed it would be -- since 1982 (not a typo) when I started dreaming. The comraderie, the ability to disagree while maintaining peace and harmony is overwhelming. And above all, an inexpensive fraternal vehicle for communicating with our colleagues when we can't be with them. Perhaps you meant the word 'refer' or 'reference' in lieu of 'plug'? Glad to see you finally made it on. It only took... two months? Jim Harvey "Even though you live in a wilderness, the world will be a pathway to your door. Of course, advertising helps." -- 'Brother' Dave Gardner
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