<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1250"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=921531823-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sorry. I couldn't resist. See attached pic. (fwiw, I don't know David Hanson, the person who took the photo.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=921531823-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=921531823-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Geoff Sykes</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=921531823-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-- Assoc. Los Angeles</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=921531823-09052006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Joseph Garrett<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 09, 2006 3:58 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Stripping Question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <P> <DIV>The method described, using a heat gun, would not be recommended by me, EVER! While yer blasting away all that paint, (that gets all bubbly & black; with the appropriate amount of SMOKE.!), will damned sure screw up the HIDE GLUE that holds the veneer on! That method is just fine for Boats, but pianos????....I don't think so!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What is it with you guys, here lately? Yer all beginning to sound like psycho pyro maniacs!<G></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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR> Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/335 - Release Date: 5/9/2006<BR> </FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT> </P>