<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2737.800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Bill,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Of course, once Otto was on board..." ....there might only be holes in the bottom of the boat!  I'm great with drills, but lousy at whittling corks!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Glad you enjoyed it anyway.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Otto</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Bdshull@aol.com href="mailto:Bdshull@aol.com">Bdshull@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:42 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Petrof in the News</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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 didn'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 Keyes 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@uidaho.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 was 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, May 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: Thursday, 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 bad<BR>> decision.<BR>> ><BR>> > Any of you know the details of what the story is with Petrof?<BR>> ><BR>> > Wim<BR>><BR>><BR>> Hi Wim.<BR>> The attached message was originally posted to Pianotech.<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>><BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "Kent Swafford" <kswafford@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 continue purchasing pianos from the<BR>> > Hradec Kralove company."<BR>> ><BR>> > Story at:<BR>> ><BR>> > http://tinyurl.com/36nz3<BR>> ><BR>> > or<BR>> ><BR>> > http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2004/Art/0506/busi3.php<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>><BR>><BR>> __________________________________</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>