Customizing a piano

[holly quigley]

>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:49:06 -0500
> Subject: RE: Customizing a piano
>
> Dear Alicia
>
> If you haven't gotten it yet...we're all trying to understand your
> situation and we're trying to give you well intentioned advise on how to be
> more professional and become a better technician. That's the whole idea
> behind the list! Many of the technicians on this list have been servicing
> pianos longer than you've been alive, and they know what they're talking
> about!.  If you can't accept constructive advice, perhaps you should think
> of another venue in which to be involved.
>
> Paul



What Paul said. You know, there is a piano "tech" group on Myspace that is
filled with younger "kids" (I use that term for age, and/or years of
experience). They seem to love making snap-judge remarks about makes of
pianos, it's a group filled with lively "debate," and tons of innovative
ideas no one's ever tried before, like using oil as a lubricant. It might be
a more appropriate place for this kind of thing.

People generally post on the ptg mailing list to get actual advice, in the
spirit of humility and accepting that there are others (many, many others),
who know more than oneself. When someone reminds you of that, it's not
because we need proof that you are any good (that's what the RPT exams are
for?). This is a grown-up list, (for the most part ;). Which means even when
we disagree, many of us (maybe not all), at least try to be polite and
professional about it, both in words and tone. As someone else mentioned
previously, this is also a public list. Which means whatever vitriol and/or
wackiness a person might spew is out there in the internet indefinitely. But
it also means anyone who might prefer searching and lurking can poke their
heads in here and get the wrong ideas on how to service pianos. Lucky that
our older and wiser techs are quick to correct and answer questions on such
a public forum.


-- 
Peace and Light,

Holly Quigley
Associate member (for the time being)
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