Ron said: "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" Ron, Now there's some "letters" I can deal with.<G> Seriously, though, please tell me why you put forth the effort to put those three letters after your name? I'm curious. I know, you don't bother to use them in your "signature", and that's fine, for you, since everyone knows who and what you are and about.<G> (A dedicated craftsman with little tolerance for fools.<G> Takes one to know one.<G>) Personally, I did it, so that I would be recognized by my peers, not to be high-falutin', hoity toity. Well, just asking. Best, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I
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