<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Wim-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">I have friends who know your school and faculty, and they say it is a rough place to work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">You are going to have to learn to be very smooth if you want to stay there.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">I think it is a mistake that you didn't attend the concert.  You would have been able to hear what it sounded like, and that is very important to know!  And you might have heard Wolfram's comments first hand, and at least could have thanked him for his criticism.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Tim and others have suggested you call in a technician of your choice to examine and consult with you about this piano.  That is very good advice, and could give you an ally and mentor as you learn how to deal with your faculty.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Best wishes,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Wim wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><FONT size=2><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>. So even if I had been there, there wouldn't have been much I could do about it. Since I had a dress rehearsal to go to at the same time, I didn't even go to the concert, for which I had bought tickets. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You can imagine how I felt when I read the review in the paper. Did I mention how there are no classes offered that teach how to create a thick skin. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>