<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">A note below from Kent Webb of =
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"><DIV>Regards,</DIV><DIV>Fred Sturm</DIV><DIV>University of New =
Mexico</DIV><DIV><A =
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IV><DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Begin =
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</B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px =
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href="mailto:kw88keys@yahoo.com">kw88keys@yahoo.com</A>></FONT></DIV>=
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style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Date: =
</B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px =
Helvetica">December 6, 2005 7:04:26 PM MST</FONT></DIV><DIV =
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style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT =
face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><A =
href="mailto:fssturm@unm.edu">fssturm@unm.edu</A></FONT></DIV><DIV =
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style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Subject: =
</B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px =
Helvetica"><B>Re: [CAUT] Steinway Institutional Service =
Recommendations</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
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14px; "><BR></DIV> <BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Hello Fred,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
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14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I was cruising the web and read =
this. In fact, our</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">next newsletter is due in =
January and we will be</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">including an update on =
this.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "> I am also puzzled why</DIV><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">there is discussion of Steinway issues on the list =
but</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">so few contact us directly. Some =
insight from you</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">would be very helpful in this =
regard. We REALLY do try</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">to make =
ourselves accessible.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
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"><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">THanks</DIV><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Kent</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
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14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">--- Fred Sturm <<A =
href="mailto:fssturm@unm.edu">fssturm@unm.edu</A>> wrote:</DIV><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE =
type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">On 12/6/05 8:08 AM, "Jeff =
Tanner"</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><<A =
href="mailto:jtanner@mozart.sc.edu">jtanner@mozart.sc.edu</A>> =
wrote:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">In other =
recent Steinway technical news, Kent Webb</DIV> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">did a presentation here</DIV> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE =
type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">last month and said that the =
Steinway parts</DIV> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">department is =
now giving its</DIV> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">off-the-shelf hammers that first soaking =
treatment</DIV> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">before they =
are put on the</DIV> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">shelf for sale or production. He said that =
has</DIV> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">been going on now for about =
4</DIV> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; =
">months.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Jeff =
Tanner, RPT</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">University of South =
Carolina</DIV> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
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14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Thanks for the heads up, Jeff. =
Thatıs an important</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">thing to know. One =
would</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">hope they would put out another =
newsletter letting</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">us know.</DIV><DIV =
style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">Regards,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Fred =
Sturm</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">University of New =
Mexico</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV =
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