Blanket condemnations--excuse me

[Billbrpt@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 4/10/99 9:13:24 AM Central Daylight Time, JIMRPT@AOL.COM 
writes:

<< <<"I have seen a few of the pianos from Eastern Europe that Antares spoke 
of 
 and 
 they really are bad.">>
 Bill Bremmer, RPT
 
 (bad Orwell paraphrase deleted) 
 Jim Bryant, (FL) >>

Yes, Jim, many of the Eastern Block pianos are substandard, so are some from 
Asia and so *were* some from America.  However, those from this country which 
were really no good aren't around anymore because of that.

I do believe, however that most of the Kimballs, Wurlitzers and Acrosonics 
that were made in this country and that were regulated in the factory and met 
reasonable standards and which can still be reasonably maintained will be 
around quite a bit longer than you will.

So, how far do you want to go in your negative judgments about which pianos 
are suitable for *you* to work on?  Shall we draw up a list for all to see?  
Shall we make it an appendix to Larry Fine's book?

Shall I tell my mother who along with my (now deceased) father who, with 
their hard-earned money bought us five children the best piano they could 
afford so that we could have the privilege of piano and music lessons that 
they never had that *you* think the instrument they bought was a substandard 
"PSO"?  Shall I tell her what the "S" sometimes stands for?  Shall I tell my 
sister, who now has that piano and whose two children are now learning music 
and piano what *your* opinion of Kimball is?

That piano, by the way, remains quite reliably at pitch and stays in tune 
remarkably well, season to season, has flawless alignment and is regulated to 
standard specs.

I wonder what they would think of you as a technician if I told them what 
your opinion and all of those who like to spout off the "PSO" designation, 
"poor scaling" etc. is?

Would you care to tell Roger Weisensteiner RPT what your opinion is?  

As for regulation, did you take the PTG Standardized Technical Exam using the 
Kimball action models that The Kimball company so graciously donated to PTG 
for that purpose? Or, were you one of the good ol' boys who got in the way 
they do in MPT by simply "declaring" that you are a "professional" and do not 
need to prove that you actually know how to regulate an action?

Bill Bremmer RPT
Madison, Wisconsin