<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>Private Memo to Bob Hohf and Barbara Cassady:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>There has to be a place somewhere in the Journal staff for Otto....I di= dn't go to the url until I read Otto's post...couldn't help it after that...= ..</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Of course, once Otto was on board...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But it would be incredible fun....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hmmm Fred and Vince, maybe the CAUT Newsletter needs a regular Otto Key= es byline...?  We might actually be able to SELL copies....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Couldn't resist posting this on the CAUT list...sorry!   And = thanks, Otto!   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bill Shull</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/20/2004 9:33:01 AM Pacific Daylight Time, okeyes@u= idaho.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>"Bail Out"?  Sounds like all Geneva did w= as whittle a cork for the hole they<BR>poked in the bottom of the boat.<BR><= BR>Otto<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "John W. Peterson" <= johnwp49@bellsouth.net><BR>To: <caut@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Thursday, Ma= y 20, 2004 7:54 AM<BR>Subject: Fw: Petrof in the News<BR><BR><BR>> From: = <Wimblees@aol.com><BR>> To: <caut@ptg.org><BR>> Sent: Thur= sday, May 20, 2004 10:42 AM<BR>> Subject: Petrof<BR>><BR>><BR>> = > Several months ago an online customer asked my advice about purchasing<= BR>> a piano. She wound up buying a Petrof. Now she heard Petrof is in<BR= >> trouble, and that Geneva bailed them out. Now she thinks she made a ba= d<BR>> decision.<BR>> ><BR>> > Any of you know the details of= what the story is with Petrof?<BR>> ><BR>> > Wim<BR>><BR>&gt= ;<BR>> Hi Wim.<BR>> The attached message was originally posted to Pian= otech.<BR>> jp<BR>><BR>> John W. Peterson<BR>> Associate Member,= Piano Technician's Guild www.ptg.org<BR>><BR>> Peterson Piano Service= <BR>> Raleigh, North Carolina<BR>> (919) 662-7937<BR>><BR>><BR>&= gt;<BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "Kent Swafford" <k= swafford@earthlink.net><BR>> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>= <BR>> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 5:22 PM<BR>> Subject: Petrof in the= News<BR>><BR>><BR>> > "Troubled piano producer Petrof got some = relief after the company's<BR>> > largest trading partner agreed to co= ntinue purchasing pianos from the<BR>> > Hradec Kralove company."<BR>&= gt; ><BR>> > Story at:<BR>> ><BR>> > http://tinyurl.com= /36nz3<BR>> ><BR>> > or<BR>> ><BR>> > http://www.pra= guepost.com/P03/2004/Art/0506/busi3.php<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> &g= t;<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>><BR>><BR>> _______________________= ___________</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>