<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div>Dear List Members,<br /> I assure you it is not out of greed. My business has completely disintegrated here due to the current economic climate. ( Plus, I was already attempting to survive in the poorest county for its size in the nation- literally poorer than Guatemala- with barely any desirable or lucrative business.)* I have about 150 hours of trial-and-error research in this tool, plus hundreds of dollars invested in parts, most non-returnable; and while I don't envision "getting rich" with it, would like to recoup just a tad of that investment, if possible. But perhaps much more importantly, suspect that photos would launch a frenzy of attempts to re-create the device which, frankly, would lead many to extreme frustration and wasted energy. ( Most of that 150 hours was spent trying to find the right combination of "shelf parts" to make it with.)<br /> But I'm delighted to announce that Joe "Tool Police Captain" Garrett and I have agreed to collaborate on refining the device, and perhaps manufacturing it in quantity; so that when and if it becomes commercially available ( or is relinquished to the "public domain" ) it will be in the best possible form.<br /><br />Anyone interested in contacting me may do so by email; or phone at:<br />(706) 351-7817<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Gordon Lee Stelter<br />(Thumpe)<br /><br />*The last customer I had here ( before deciding to only fix pianos as a hobby) presented me with a reeking house full of literal garbage waist-high in some rooms, a piano full of mouse poops, and grinning tales of tying people to bumpers and dragging them down gravel roads, tying them to chairs and pulling out their toenails, and etc.. Naturally, I wanted to grab my tools and split; but knew that would create in him suspicions that I was going to the police ( and then I'd be his next victim---he knows where my shop is!) so, for personal safety, stood there and listened to these disgusting stories while grinning, as if in approval! The spiritual damage to me, although temporary, was severe: I shook for days on account of it. So I'm no longer officially "in business" here as a piano technician, and am supremely grateful for a friend with a house that needs much fixing up!</div></td></tr></table> <div id="_origMsg_"> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif:font-size:10pt"> <br /> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"> <font size="2" face="Tahoma"> <hr size="1"> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span> </b> Dale Erwin <erwinspiano@aol.com>; <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold:">To:</span> </b> <pianotech@ptg.org>; <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold:">Subject:</span> </b> Re: [pianotech] Promised pictures of the Slice/Dice-O-Matic// <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span> </b> Sun, May 13, 2012 11:35:33 PM <br> </font> <br> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;"><font color='navy' size='2' face='Comic Sans MS, sans-serif'> <font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"> </font></font>I <font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">won't be showing the pictures to honor a request by the maker.<br>  Please refer all correspondence on the subject to Thump/Gordon<br> Dale<br> <br> <div style="clear:both;"><font size="1" color="royalblue"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><font color="black"><font color="mediumblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Dale Erwin... RPT</font><br> </font></font></b></font><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style:italic;"><b><font size="1"><font color="black"><font color="blueviolet"><font color="black"> <font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Mason & Hamlin</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">/Steinway/</font><font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">U.S pianos</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> </font></font></font></font><font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">www.Erwinspiano.com</font><br> <font color="crimson" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">209-577-8397</font><br> <font color="darkgreen"></font></font></b></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br>  </font><br>   <font size="2"></font></tt></tt><br> <br> </div> <br> <br> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Dale Erwin <erwinspiano@aol.com><br> To: lclgcnp <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>; pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sun, May 13, 2012 7:41 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Promised pictures of the Slice/Dice-O-Matic//<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_d83e6824-e4a7-47f4-a87d-0f1f1b563410"> <font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Sorry for the delay but I've been singing in the Symphony Chorus all week. Last night was the last final and glorious performance. ....and Mothers day today. Tomorrow I can post pictures of the <font color="crimson"><u>felt-o-matic.</u></font></font></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> <br> <div style="clear:both;"><font size="1" color="royalblue"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><font color="black"><font color="mediumblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Dale Erwin... RPT</font><br> </font></font></b></font><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style:italic;"><b><font size="1"><font color="black"><font color="blueviolet"><font color="black"> <font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Mason & Hamlin</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">/Steinway/</font><font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">U.S pianos</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> </font></font></font></font><font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com">www.Erwinspiano.com</a></font><br> <font color="crimson" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">209-577-8397</font><br> <font color="darkgreen"></font></font></b></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br>  </font><br>   <font size="2"></font></tt></tt><br> <br> </div> <br> <br> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Euphonious Thumpe <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</a>><br> To: joegarrett <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>>; pianotech <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> Sent: Sun, May 13, 2012 5:14 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Promised pictures of the Slice/Dice-O-Matic//<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_9bbe94ef-439b-4951-a48a-7cffd046a32c"> <div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div><span>I'll try to get some photos of it up here, soon. But also maybe provide plans and sacks of parts. ( Believe me, you'll go nuts trying to find all the right widgets needed to put this together in the specialty parts trays at even your most old-fashioned hardware store --- took me about 100 hours!) </span></div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div>Euphonious Thumpe<br> </div> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin:5px 0px;padding:0px;border:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);height:0px;line-height:0;font-size:0px;" class="hr"></div> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Joseph Garrett <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> pianotech <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank" href="javascript:return">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, May 12, 2012 2:14 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> [pianotech] Promised pictures of the Slice/Dice-O-Matic//<br> </font> </div> <br> I like it hyphenated... "Accu-slice" or Accu-Slyce?<br> My wife loves this thing. It slices and dices and.....Yeah baby!<br> <br> <br> Dale,<br> So, quit with the "hype" and let's see some pics of this so-called miracle<br> felt slicer! Sheesh! <br> Joe aka Curmudge<br> <br> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br> Captain of the Tool Police<br> Squares R I<br> <br> <br> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </font></font> </div> </div> </font></font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div>