Klarinet Archive - Posting 000066.txt from 2004/04

From: "mark" <cpaok@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Brannen (bashing) ???
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:19:31 -0400

EVIDENCE ? Do you know what the difference between evidence & hearsay is !
Your reasoning skills are what is at fault here. Clearly.

Please don't serve on a Jury, ok ? Of course, they only charge guilty
people, right ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia A. Smith" <arlyss1@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Brannen (bashing) ???

> mark wrote:
>
> >WRONG & very unfair! Everything that you have heard thus far is HEARSAY
to you. You have judged another on unproven testimony. No attempt to sort
out facts was made.
> >
> >My family & friends have used the Brannens for many years. Personally, I
have had 10+ overhauls performed by Bill & Linda Brannen. Never a problem,
hard to believe - all those overhauls & repairs have involved shipping to &
fro'. Frankly, anything is possible.
> >
> >
>
> On the other hand you had NO problems with them. Now, this is the
> hallmark of inconsistency: Some people have a LOT of problems with
> them, while a majority of people have NO problems with them. That is
> not hearsay. That is the preponderance of people relating their
> personal experiences. I was NOT choosing sides with Mr. Abraham. I
> simply was saying that choosing to relate his experience was a good
> idea, since there are those of us who make money playing music who are
> on limited budgets and must make some very hard choices, based on those
> budgets.
>
> When one is NOT familiar with a repair shop's work first hand, it is
> very important to get as MUCH evidence as possible from as MANY people
> as possible, and get as many sides of the picture as one can. Saying
> someone's work is inconsistent is NOT the same as saying someone doesn't
> do good work at all. I could very well send my clarinets to the
> Brannens and get the same superior results you obtained, obviously.
> However, from the percentage of negative reports I've read, it is my
> opinion that doing so might be more of a financial risk with less
> possibility of a good return for my investment than I believe would be
> prudent on my part.
>
> Patricia Smith
>
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