We are constantly complaining and talking about all kinds of pianos from all over the world including American...why should we not discuss Chinese pianos. When people diss American made spinets, Winter, Betsy Ross and such, I don't take personally. David Ilvedson ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "baoli liu" <baoli_liu@yahoo.com> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: 10/1/2005 12:57:27 PM Subject: Re: Chinese >Obviously Pianotech is not the best list to talk about >Chinese or Japanese or whoever... >But Ric, >One thing that i think that YOU should be a lot more >conscious about is that you have to understand what >you are talking about! >Baoli Liu,RPT >>> One thing that I think everyone should be a lot >more >> conscious about is >> the working conditions for humans around the globe. >> Easy... far to easy >> to simply put aside the thought when one sees >> extremely low prices. But >> personally, I have a very nasty feeling in my >> stomach when I buy >> something I know is produced by humans recieving a >> sub-substanance >> salary for and are forced to work 12-18 hours a day >> 6-7 days a week for >> nearly the whole year. Not that I am accusing any >> particular piano >> manufacture of this sort of policy... tho I could... >> but just to point >> out that before one hops all over the eurphoria of >> buying <<acceptable >> quality>> for ridiculously low prices each of us >> should take more then a >> token effort to find out just what lies behind the >> glossy front cover. >> >> Heck... even in todays Japan folks*_ must _*work >> far more hours then >> even US norms would tolerate. And Japan is by far >> not an extreme case. >> >> Add to that the fact that domestic manufacturers are >> struggling to the >> point of extinction... I think Joe Garret raises a >> point all should >> think on to a far greater degree then seems evident >> today. > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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