<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>v\:* { BEHAVIOR: url (#default#vml) } </STYLE> <style>v\:* { BEHAVIOR: url (#default#vml) } </style>  </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll=yes> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; DIRECTION: ltr" width="100%"> <DIV>    >>And a cracked plate and several stuck keys </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As I was singing the song A MILLION times in my head (for info on that phenomenon go to  <A href="http://www.scifi.com">www.scifi.com</A>) I kept on singing the line for the first day as "AND A CRACKED BRIDGE AND SEVERAL STUCK KEYS" thinking that that was the going phrase... Then I noticed it wasn't... But it probably should be in keeping with rhyming "partridge" which is why I was naturally singing it that way. Thoughts???</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>>>>>With nine nipped bridles</DIV> <DIV>Maybe "shredded" instead if "nipped" for the sake of meter???<BR></DIV> <DIV>Larry Trischetta</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage dir=ltr><I>-------Original Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:itunepiano@aol.com">itunepiano@aol.com</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 12/9/2007 1:11:38 PM</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: On the 9th day of December</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is sounding more and more like the emergency tuning I had Saturday afternoon.  They called at 1pm, having a party that night, could I tune the piano.  I rushed over there to find the piano un-playable, and one note flat.  I got it going in time for the party and it made for a profitable afternoon.  <BR><BR>Bob Maret<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Richard Brekne <ricb@pianostemmer.no><BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Sent: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:46 am<BR>Subject: On the 9th day of December<BR><BR> <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_0_9b19a090-b425-464f-ab2e-a16fc69a5020 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)">On the 9th day of December, a piano came to me... <BR> <BR>  With nine nipped bridles <BR>  eight eaten dampers <BR>  Seven sostenutoes <BR>  Six plastic elbows, <BR>  Five broken strings ! <BR>  Four rusted glides, <BR>  Three warped posts, <BR>  Two pedals bent, <BR>  And a cracked plate and several stuck keys <BR> <BR> <BR>  Cheers <BR>  RicB <BR> <BR></DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> More new features than ever. Check out the new <A href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target=_blank>AOL Mail</A>!<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN id=IncrediStamp><A href="http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=101218&rui=90101378"><SPAN name="imgCache" border="0"><IMG alt="Free Animations for your email - By IncrediMail! Click Here!" src="cid:4B236813-9B80-4980-96F1-3E0C35942F81" border=0></SPAN></A></SPAN></BODY></HTML>