>2 cents worth:...So, "some piano is better than no piano"? >Not really. >Roy Ulrich I have to side unequivocally with "Some piano is better than no piano", presented by Ron Lindquist, with the a qualification, depending on the individual and surrounding circumstances that exist concerning that piano. I have witnessed individuals progress to remarkable levels with unbelievable joy in their hearts on pianos that I personally would not consider owning, do not necessarily enjoy servicing, and would easily be considered not worthy of receiving any attention by many piano service persons. At the same time, I have witnessed remarkable instruments sitting idly by, with no progress or interest from their owners whatsoever, that I personally would consider owning, do enjoy servicing, and that would easily be considered worthy of any and all efforts to maintain by many piano service persons. >> We are all of course entitled to our own opinions and evalutations... >> Richard Brekne That, of course, is the substance of any generic comments made concerning the value or non-value of a piano, especially when qualified as junk, as I understand the intent of the word to have originally meant cheap, shoddy, or worthless, and is also the substance of any generic comments made concerning the worthiness of whether a piano should receive piano service or not. Opinions here, and evaluations there, add up to zilch, unless accompanied with relevant information, and that is not easily acquired through internet postings, but by actual day to day visitations. So what I've just posted thus far: is it an opinion, evaluation, judgement, view, belief, conviction, notion, sentiment, position, idea, estimation, fact, stuff, bilge, trash, idiocy, balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, eyewash, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, tomfoolery, twaddle, whatever... How will one ever know? Yes, how will one decide who is telling it like it is, who isn't, and all the gray area in between. Of course, I have no choice but to leave it in your capable hands, you, the individual, to make the decisions for yourselves, based on your own experience, to ultimately decide when, where, and what the real truth is concerning, "Some piano is better than no piano." Anchors away, Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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