<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:ns0="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> The squeaky wheel (or piano) gets the grease, right?  I forwarded some of our Pianotek correspondence to Edwards String Covers and got an answer within an hour.  I’m including their response below; not to start arguments—just to let you know that the Pianotek group has influence.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Take care and thanks to those who responded on this issue.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Michelle Smith<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: EDWARDSCOVERS@aol.com [mailto:EDWARDSCOVERS@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 2:20 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">michelle@smithpianoservice.com</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: FW: Edward String Covers<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> <div>   Michelle,<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>   I'm not sure why you haven't had a response yet, but I'm attaching the current wholesale price list to this e-mail for your records..our contact information is below.   We have been making these covers for 20 years, <o:p></o:p> <div> the difference in ours from others is the fact that they are made from specific patterns, they are not generic.  We have collected over 800 patterns now, so just about any piano you need a cover for, no matter how old, you can have a cover made specifically for that piano.  It has been our experience that most people want something beautiful and correctly fitting on their piano, or they won't use it.   Because they are not generic, we make them to order.  I'll be happy to send you the sample kit, which includes the samples of our material and brochures, etc.,I just need an address.  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> As to the comments you've forwarded, we have never taken 3 months to ship an order.   The time constraints around making something custom is certainly more than something generic, I think that is understandable. <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I import the wool that we use...there is nothing domestically made of the same quality as what we use, believe me I would know about it...I hope you have an opportunity to compare ours with the other, you'll see and feel a big difference.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Once again I'm sorry you've had trouble contacting us, our name is used in a lot of other Technician web sites, and I know this causes some problems.  The e-mail address is the best form of direct communication.  Leave me your address, I'll put the kit in the mail, Thanx, Judi<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> In a message dated 2/3/2007 10:36:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">michelle@smithpianoservice.com</st1:PersonName> writes:<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> Hello!  My name is Michelle Smith and I have been trying to contact your business for quite a while.  Below is some of the correspondence that is going on at the Pianotek e-mail list.  I have heard good things about your string covers and would like to place an order but I can’t do that if someone doesn’t send me a price list and contact info.  Thanks for any help you can provide.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Michelle Smith<o:p></o:p> Smith Piano Service<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Bastrop</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Judi Edwards EDWARDS STRING COVERS P.O. <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">BOX 529</st1:Street> <st1:City w:st="on">SOLVANG</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">93464-0529</st1:PostalCode></st1:address> 1-800-924-2114 <a href="http://www.edwardsstringcovers.com/">www.edwardsstringcovers.com</a> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">edwardscovers@aol.com</st1:PersonName> <o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>