ETD's accurate?

[David Ilvedson]

Yup and those words of wisdom went sailing right over him...;-] 

David I.

PS.  Hey, man, every head has a pimple...



     ----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
     From: David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
     To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
     Received: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 23:32:41 -0700
     Subject: Re: ETD's accurate?

     >I read this to mean choose your battles.  Good advice, if you ask me.

     >David Love


     >----- Original Message -----
     >From: "David Andersen" <bigda@gte.net>
     >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
     >Sent: September 17, 2002 11:23 PM
     >Subject: Re: ETD's accurate?


     >>At what point does accuracy or precision matter to the paying customer?

     >>At what point does accuracy become playing with yourself?
     >>
     >>What is acceptable and what is not to the customer or to your wallet?
     >>
     >>Wallowing in your own admiration is counter productive.

     >That is bullshit, Newton.  Sorry for the expletive, but I want to get the
     >list's attention.

     >I'm doing this work to please myself, to thrill myself, to take pride in
     >what I do, to make money, to servfe the client, to educate players about
     >how great a piano can really sound----but mainly, I'm doing it to please
     >myself, my dignity, my skill.

     >I am sick and tired of the cynical attitude that says: hey, nobody cares
     >whether it's OK work or world-class work; people can't tell the
     >difference, anyway.  Let's just take the money and run.

     >The above is diametrically opposed to everything i stand for.  I believe
     >excellence matters, not only in the work, but in the attitude it conveys,
     >the "vibe" it creates.

     >Look---there are easier and less craft-intensive ways of making money.
     >If that's your main concern, do something else.  You'll never get rich
     >working on pianos.  And you'll never be truly fulfilled, IMO, unless you
     >challenge yourself to do one thing in your life with 100% effort.  If you
     >do this in other areas of your life, kudos.  I find it incredibly
     >difficult to pull off, and i find my mind will ALWAYS give me a back
     >door, a rationalization, for doing some degree of a half-ass job; but I
     >believe a conscious human being can and will fight those urges to give up
     >and do his/her best.
     >One thing I love about this list is coming in contact with other people
     >who love what I love and are obviously trying to do their best, sometimes
     >in the face of huge real-world challenges.  I mean no disrespect to you
     >or anyone here, but i feel very strongly about this.

     >End of rant.

     >David A.
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