Piano Specs. book

[Ron & Lorene Shiflet]

To Joe Garrett,
    From time to time, we all get stuck on a particular problem and
sometimes ask for a little help.  Likewise, when a fellow technician gets
stuck and asks for help, we assist them if we can.
    I was unable to locate the specs for that piano and so I asked to see if
anyone had them.  For some reason you took it upon yourself to rip me apart
for not having the PTG specs book and then kept going by asking if I had
ever read books on wood working or welding.  What does welding have to do
with Samick action specs?
    For over a decade, Randy Potter has bragged about what a fine mentor you
were.  I even bought one of your repair labor guides from him, which by the
way, I did read many times.  All these years I thought you must be a great
technician and mentor.  I even thought it might be neat to meet you and all
the other "legends" at a convention sometime.  Boy was I wrong.  Are these
your true colors?  Now tell me, when a customer brings a piano to your shop
to rebuild it, do you rip them apart too, for not having read popular
mechanics or aviation monthly?
    I'm sorry that I got to meet you (even via email).  I'm sorry that I
bought your repair guide.  I'm sorry that I asked a question so difficult
that a season technician like yourself couldn't answer and I'm sorry that
Randy has wasted his time
telling the world what a great mentor that you are.  People like you who
need to retire but won't are truly a thorn in the side to an organization
that is struggling to stay afloat in a declining industry.

Ron Shiflet




----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 9:18 PM
Subject: Piano Specs. book


> It always amazes me, (well maybe not), how a lot of technicians try to do
> top notch work with a minimum of tools!
> One of those tools should be the Specs book, (or any book, for that
matter),
> available from the home office. The Portland Chapter gives one to each new
> member. While I'm on the subject of books, when's the last time you read a
> technical book? Woodworking, Business, Math, Welding, a catalog, (from
cover
> to cover), etc., etc., the list is endless, if you make it a point to
persue
> an ever increasing knowledge bank, throughout your life. Just my 2cents
> worth.
> Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>
>