Not pretending to be something I am not

[ETomlinCF3@AOL.COM]

Keith and list,

On this list I am a technician first.  I do not solicit business nor did I 
try to offer him a good deal privately on products that I offer.  I have 
personal opinions that I will share freely as the rest of the group will do.  
That does not make me deceptive.  I have serviced Petrofs just like the one 
he is looking to purchase and have found them poor.  I found six holes in the 
bridge on one that were drilled down in the notch of the bridge and others 
that were drilled wrong then plugged and drilled again.  When I called Geneva 
Int they refused the repairs on the cracked bass bridge.  I called the local 
dealer that sold it and he refused my request of a small $50 fee for this 
repair.  The pins are uneven, coils bad, torque all over... I am sorry but 
for my money, I would go with the Yamaha.  There are some good brands out 
there, I just prefer Yamaha for the kind of money he is wanting to spend.  
All others with differing opinions are welcome on this list.

Ed Tomlinson
Piano Technician and Touchstone Awarded Yamaha Sales Professional   =)  
(is that what you wished I had said before)?

<< > I have a slight problem with this advice you've given, Ed.  Maybe you can
 > help me out.
 >
 > I have been a list subscriber on Pianotech for sometime now, so it's
 > perfectly understandable for me to know of at least one reason (that isn't
 > readily evident in your reply) why you would endorse the Yamaha U1 or U5 as
 > being highly superior.
 >
 > My question is this: Don't you feel it would be extremely beneficial to at
 > least identify your specific connections with Yamaha piano products, so
 > your advice would be more correctly understood and evaluated, especially
 > when making an indirect aspersion concerning a deal involving another
 > dealer and another maker of pianos?
 >
 > Keith McGavern
 > kam544@flash.net
 > Registered Piano Technician
 > Oklahoma Chapter 731
 > Piano Technicians Guild
 > USA >>