<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 3/22/05 3:20:57 P.M. Central Standard Time, gnewell@ameritech.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Wim,<BR>         Along with other things= , THIS is why I didn't take that job. They <BR>couldn't even promise something as= basic as that.<BR><BR>Best,<BR>Greg Newell<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Actually, Greg, although I didn't have "a budget", the first two years = I was given $10,000 to spend. Last year I got $20,000. I just haven't been abl= e to get anything this year, but then I haven't specifically asked. No, I never h= ad a set budget. But the piano faculty does want the new chair to alloc= ate some money. I might get some this summer. But then, if I don't, it's not the= end of the world. I figure when enough students and the piano faculty complain l= oud and long enough about the poor condition of the pianos, the chair, who is ve= ry supportive of me, will give some money. And last, I'm not complaining t= oo much because if they gave me money to but parts, then I'll have to put = them on the pianos. And that means I have to work. :)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>