To my friends in the piano world..OT

[Richard Brekne]

A very nice testimonial Rook. Me thinks you put a smile on many a face today. As we say over here.... God Tur.... which means more or less Bon Voyage, Happy Trails, and Eat alot of Mangos all at the same time.. :)

RicB

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On 24.05.2002 at 06:40 Phil Bondi wrote:

>First, let me offer my apologies for those receiving this more than once.
>Alot of us are listed on more than one of these lists, but I wanted to make
>sure I catch everyone.
>
>I have a 9:00 appointment this morning, and then I am shutting down till
>June 10. My daughter is graduating from college tonight and then I am
>taking
>my first _ever_ 2-week vacation. Unfortunately, this vacation will prevent
>me from seeing alot of you in Chicago, but this vacation is
>once-in-a-lifetime (Tahiti). I'll catch up with some of you at the SE
>Regional.
>
>In the 5 years that I have called "piano tuning" my profession, there's
>been
>alot of help along the way, and I am eternally grateful to all of you. It
>has afforded me the ability to put my daughter through college(and probably
>Graduate school) and it has afforded me the opportunity to take this
>vacation of a lifetime.
>
>Publicly, I have to thank Larry Crabb, his sons, John(rip), and the entire
>Atlanta chapter for 'getting me going'..I'll see y'all in October. He may
>'disown' me for this, but I am going to thank JimRPT for his continued
>unwavering support of  'the rook'. He's walked me through more than a few
>'troubled times', and it has made me a better tech and a better person,
>also.
>
>I'll be uns..... shortly from these lists for the duration of my vacation.
>If anyone wants to reach me privately, I'll be here till Tuesday morning.
>
>I need alot more experience and 'experiences' to be able to offer the
>assistance that the people reading this have given to me. I'll be around
>for
>awhile. This profession suits me.
>
>Grateful 'rook',
>
>-Phil Bondi (Fl.)
>tito@philbondi.com
>
>PS - I am bringing along my tuning 'lever' and a couple of mutes..you never
>know when you're going to "make someone happy".


Richard Brekne
RPT NPTF
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