<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Marshall puts down tuning lever and turns around from his tuning and faces Joe a lovalbe crusty guy from Oregon.  He shakes his firm hand from years of tuning, regulating repairing and e-mailing his vast knowledge on the list. ;)  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Marshall says kindly, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>"Hi Joe,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>I'm Marshall smoeone or other,  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>I'd be happy to sit in on your classes.  What are you teaching.  You might be crusty as Alan said, but that's OK.  I'm told that I'm lovalbe, onrey, cantankerous pardon the spelling, and quite a guy who will give the sport coat off his back even if the person doesn't wear a 42r.  Alan says I'm just like you in personality.  Are you Italian Irish from Philadelphia like me?  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Seriously, though, Alan, good post.  I think Joe's a cool guy from what I read and quite the comic.  Randy Potter worships him in his course, so I bet he's the "Quincy" the TV show personality of piano tuning, a strait forward guy who knows his stuff and doesn't take anything from anyone.  I'm glad.  I'm anxious to meet him actually and everyone on the list even Jeannie believe it or not. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>I'm out to prove one thing only--e-mail is nothing but mere words that often get misunderstood, twisted, marred, and abused.  What can we say about tone, facial expression, body language in general?  If we were all sitting down in a room, things would be different.  So when Iget flack from the list, or when anyone else does for that matter, I suspect or hope anyway that we'll be adults at the convention and burry the tuning lever, the one that the rosewood handle broke on, and shake hands or hug if someone is in to hugging, and all be friends and colleagues.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Marshall</FONT></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=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net, Pianotech List">joegarrett@earthlink.net, Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:52 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Hearing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Marshall, I'd like you meet Joe Garrett.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe, this is Marshall Somebodyoranother.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Marshall, Joe has a reputation for being a little crusty and speaking his mind, but he is a vast treasure-trove of piano knowledge and is willing to share it. He's actually quite loveable though never, perhaps, cuddly. Take his convention classes.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe, Marshall here is somewhat like I was, years ago, when I joined the list, i.e., trying a little too hard to fit in, perhaps. Personality-wise, he may be more like you.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Oh, dear.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Let the games begin!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</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">Joseph 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> 03/19/2006 1:24:59 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Hearing</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <P> <DIV>Marshall, the naive said: "...but since I'm sight impaired, my hearing is so acute."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Marshall,</DIV> <DIV>If you believe that crap, I feel sorry for you. There have been many studies in regards to the Urban Legend: "Blind people can hear better", all have proven that Blind people do not have any better/worse hearing than visual types. Sheesh! If it's so "acute", why is it that you are having difficulty mastering TUNING?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>