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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Avery
[mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, February 18, 2007
1:21 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: Tool</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Well, I've banged my finger more than one time, so I thought it might
be <br>
interesting to some! Sorry if I was wrong. <br>
<br>
Avery <br>
<br>
At 12:37 PM 2/18/2007, you wrote:<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The amazing thing about this tool is all the things it can
&quot;do&quot;.&nbsp; Just look<br>
over to the right where it says all it can do.&nbsp; Never mentions a person OR
a<br>
hammer, so this must be one very special tool..........<br>
les bartlett <br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"
eudora=autourl> mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf<br>
Of Greg Newell<br>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 11:02 AM<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName><br>
Subject: Re: Tool<br>
<br>
Avery,<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Been doing this for decades
with needle nose. Don't need a special<br>
tool for the job. <br>
Kinda reminds me of the George Carlin line&quot; if you nail together 2 things<br>
that have never been nailed together before, some schmuk will buy it from<br>
you&quot;.<br>
<br>
best wishes,<br>
Greg Newell<br>
<br>
<br>
At 07:51 AM 2/18/2007, you wrote:<br>
&gt;There should be &quot;some&quot; way(s) this could be used in piano work.
:-)<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;Avery<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<a href="http://www.thumbsavertool.com/" eudora=autourl>
http://www.thumbsavertool.com/</a><br>
<br>
Greg Newell<br>
Greg's Piano Forté<br>
gregspianoforte.com<br>
216-226-3791 (office)<br>
216-470-8634 (mobile) <br>
<br>
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