[pianotech] Taking pot shots

[Ron Nossaman]

On 12/22/2012 9:12 AM, William Monroe wrote:
> Indeed.  Well-written, Chuck.  And, not only that, Joe, but I'll
> guarantee you that a lot of techs out there who have no initials and/or
> no membership affiliation have a lot to teach even YOU, if you're
> willing to listen.
>
> William R. Monroe


Thank you Bill. Letters after names are greatly overrated, and not 
indicative of what an individual knows or doesn't know, can do or not 
do, or who and what they are.

And I'd like to second (or twelfth) Chucks point (which has been pointed 
out many many times to no apparent result) that we don't all see the 
same pianos or have the same customers. Here in Doo Dah, for instance, I 
don't recall that I have ever, that's EVER tuned a Bechstein, or a 
Seiler, or a Sauter. That makes me a third class citizen, I know, but we 
work on what we have available, and it's never come up. I am eternally 
grateful, however, that I don't have to attempt to patch up long dead 
150 year old birdcage pianos to eat. My apologies and sympathies to 
those that do. At least you get to see some absolutely gorgeous case 
work that my local Gulbransens, Kimballs, Pooles, and other sundry 
sub-instruments conspicuously lack.

Ron N PDQ, RSVP, BFD, KISS, YMMV

PS: This genius spell checker just offered "Transsexuals" as a 
correction for "Gulbransens". I'll have to be careful what I grab next 
time I tune one...

Have a nice post-Apocalypse.