<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/1/2004 9:13:00 PM Central Standard Time, Rick.Flor= ence@asu.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>It has been our experience at ASU that student= s treat the pianos better when <BR>we keep up the finish as well as the insi= de.  Besides, we like our pianos <BR>looking good.<BR><BR>Rick</FONT></= BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Thanks for the answer Rick. I don't know if that will work here at UA. = Hell, even our brand new B and D on the stage get treated like they are desk= s. Within a week after we received our new B two years ago, which is in the = recital hall, also used by the music appreciation classes, one of our TA's s= cratched up the top when he put his briefcase on it, and slid it off at the = end of the session. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></BODY></HTML>