<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Hi,Joe! another piece of info:Late JOhn Ford  was grandson of mr.Mathuscheck and started piano business operating the broom at his grandfathers factory in N,Y. in the 30-th. I had attended mr.Ford classes at ptg convention and it was amazing how much he knew about pianos. Isaac.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 11/28/04 3:44:29 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Mathushek Cocked Hat Grand Piano!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thumper said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I only have the action. The rest was implanted with an<BR>electric keyboard by another tuner. Any comments on<BR>this doohicky, and how well it worked?"<BR>Thumper,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>YIKES! Ya needs to get it right: That's spelled TOONER. IMHO, any idjit that would do that to a Mathushek, is really dumb. Or, needs to get into another line of work! </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Mathushek was a century ahead of his time, in his thinking. Why else would Del worship at his shrine?</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Best Regards,</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>