Trashing Kimball

[Don]

Ah Bill,

Why is your tongue so acid?

At 08:50 AM 4/8/99 EDT, you wrote:
> <<regulation is not something I 
> >identify vertical Kimballs as being subjected to in any great detail, at 
>the 
> >factory. >>
> 
>I suppose this means, in your exalted opinion, that *all* Kimballs left the 
>factory without being regulated?
>
>I worked for a Kimball dealer for many years and never saw one piano that had 
>not been regulated.  I was trained at the factory where I benefited 
>immeasurably from the enormous amount of knowledge and skill that I learned 
>there and still make use of today.  In fact, I learned there some of my most 
>valuable *regulating* techniques I know  by watching factory regulators 
>*regulating* and by practicing those skills myself under the supervision of 
>helpful and encouraging instructors.
>
>This is the kind of remark that belongs on Ralph's Loser List, not here.  
>There, you can receive all of the support you need and want for trashing the 
>reputation of a piano which you never learned how to handle.  You will be 
>seen as a person of great wisdom and judgment for such a statement there but 
>here, such a remark will be seen for what it is, something which wastes 
>"bandwidth", as they say and drags down the dignity of the entire piano 
>service industry.
>
>To all those who would gladly accept work on a Kimball in order to earn a 
>living:  It is a fine example of American craftsmanship on which you can 
>practice your most basic skills, earn good money and have a happy and 
>grateful customer.  Indeed, there are some aspects of the way Kimball pianos 
>were constructed that make them some of the most resilient to harsh treatment 
>and conditions of any pianos ever built.
>
>Whenever you see someone on this List declare that *all* pianos of any given 
>type or manufacturer are beneath the dignity of a piano technician to work 
>on, delete that person's remarks and remind yourself that the only reason to 
>make such remarks is to cover up a profound sense of insecurity, ignorance 
>and lack of skill. 
>
> That person is trying to win your admiration by making it seem that he/she 
>is so highly skilled, gifted and privileged, that it would be beneath his/her 
>dignity to *stoop* to the level on which *you* work hard and *earn* your 
>living.  He/she wants to give you the impression that he/she only has time to 
>work on the very finest pianos.  But,  if ordinary tasks on ordinary pianos 
>are too difficult, you can be sure that person can't handle those procedures 
>on a fine instrument either.  The truth is that person cannot do the work and 
>wishes life presented easier hurdles. 
>
>Then, proceed down the List until you find the proper response to the issue 
>at hand.  Eventually, that person will either leave the List or stop writing 
>material that is contrary to your way of life.
>
>Sincerely,
>Bill Bremmer RPT
>Madison, Wisconsin
>
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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