<!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 6.00.2900.3086" 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=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/20/07 11:30:35 A.M. Central Daylight Time, nmsalmon@gmail.com 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> <DIV>I would be interested in an informal survey of what and how old your performance pianos are and what your replacement programs are. It would probably also be helpful to know the size of your music dept &/or schools. FSU has only 4000 students, 70 music majors. </DIV> <DIV>     Thanks for your time. Nancy Salmon</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Not to complain about the situation from which I was fired, but part of the problem is that there is no program for replacing the pianos, much less a budget for parts to keep the instruments they have at their peak performance. UA has 25,000 students, and the School of Music has 450 majors, both undergraduate and graduates, with 35 full time faculty and 6 adjuncts. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Willem Blees, RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>Tuscaloosa, AL<BR>(formerly with the University of Alabama). </FONT></DIV></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>