> Bill Ballard wrote:
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>
>
> At the very least, we should recognize that she intends us to be
> experts witnesses in an dispute with the dealer she bought the piano
> from. Neither the dealer nor the rebuilder should be expected to
> respect arguments by her based on comments coming from this list.
> After all, no matter how complete her description is, none of us have
> actually seen the piano. We're all just "email addresses" on an
> internet mailing list.
>
> > (snip) As much as Ms. Rogers
> >says that "Any advice would be appreciated...", the truth is, too
> >much advice can be as unhelpful as too little especially if the
> >information is conflicting or, possibly, inaccurate. A customer
> >submitting a question is not the same thing as "The Daily Puzzler",
> >and should not be approached as one, to be figured out.
>
Bill,
WELL SAID - both above and below. The obvious attempts, in my
opinion, by occasional visitors to the list who wish to obtain expert
opinions on technical matters should be responded to only in the most
general way, and, particularly, with a recommendation to actually hire
such an expert as paying thereby for that which they are at the moment
trying to get for free, is more likely to insure they have something
actually worthwhile. Other than being generally helpful in finding such
an expert, as, for example, recommending a contact with a PTG Chapter, or
member, or a dealer or shop, etc., I think it seems incumbent on us
"professionals" (who, me?) to not offer technical analysis in such a
context and in particular where there is a dispute.
Returning to my vow.
Regards, Robin Hufford, RPT
>
> I'd love to sign on to a legal list and ask questions about divorce
> law, not mentioning of course what state I lived in, the presence or
> absence of aggravating circumstances, and the size and provenance of
> the marital estate. But I know better than to get something for
> nothing from lawyers. If it didn't occur to Ms. Rogers that an
> internet list with members scattered all over the world, with
> differing opinions (not all of which is backed up even by personal
> experience), with only her one-sided and non-professional description
> of the situation, can be of no help to her, I hope we can now make
> this clear to her.
>
> I'm (in)famous on this list for sorting out the tourists (lurkers who
> think it's just neat to listen to piano techs talk) and drive-bys
> (ordinary folks who sign on only for the purpose of having a single
> question answered, like buying french fries from the side-window at
> McDonalds), from the people who actually do this for a living. And
> I'm not the only one to suggest to a newbie, that they seek out their
> local PTG chapter, or a drive-by wanting to know how much they could
> get for their Brambach heirloom baby grand that we can't possibly
> know their particular piano or local market conditions.
>
> So I join David Skolnik and David Love in recommending that Ms.
> Rogers hire a "brick and mortar" piano technician to look at her
> "bricks and mortar" piano, if she would like satisfaction in this
> "bricks and mortar" situation.
>
> Now, after a brief indulgence, back to my self-imposed vow of silence.
>
> Bill Ballard RPT
> NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>
> "The truth is inside you, Don Octavio. I cannot help you find that."
> ...........The mother of a delusional patient to his psychiatrist
> in "Don Juan DeMarco"
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