<!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 5/22/07 4:27:28 A.M. Central Daylight Time, hoffsoco@luther.edu 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>Iffn conditions were diff'rent, I'd say Aloha, too.  We'd probably <BR>fight over who turned pages, however, and be a couple of clang-a-lot <BR>ding-a-lings... ;-}<BR>Our bell choir just celebrated 25 years, and at one time there were 3 <BR>piano tuners in it.  (now there's only 2 RPTs)<BR><BR>What, if anything, is the connection betwixt bells and pianos?<BR><BR>Enjoy your Pacific adventure !!<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Conrad Hoffsommer<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>What's the connection between handbells and pianos, you ask. Nothing really, but I really enjoy playing handbells. I also love playing racquetball. I tune pianos to make a living. I play handbells and racquetball to support my "habits".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have, on several occasions, however, used my ear to point out some very out of tune handbells. In a choir up in St. Louis, the first time I played Ab 3, it was so flat I thought I had picked up the wrong bell. Yet no-one had ever heard it.  And this last semester I volunteered to direct a handbell choir at another church, and their C4 & D4 were so horribly out of tune, it made the rest of the bells sound awful. Unfortunately, bells can't be tuned, at least not with the equipment I have available. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jan and I are really looking forward to our new life. It's going to cost us some money, but I am confident I can recoup the expense in a couple of months. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I guess I'm going to have to get used to saying it, too. Aloha</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </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>