<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type><BASE href="x-msg://141/"> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19393"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>OK OK maybe I came across too harsh on that reply but I have been jerked around a few times on this type of thing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I was just expessing an opinion based on my experience . I suggested that Marshall take the time to give then a resource where they could help themselves and suggested a reseller because the major suppliers do not want to do business with someone wanting to buy 6' of piano wire.I took the time to send him a link to a retailer that sells wire in 10' lengths for just a few dollars.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>   And where did I say being a nice guy is a waste of time? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>  You  don't know me -- not even a bit .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Let's just leave it at that. OK ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> Tom D.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Terry Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 22, 2012 10:55 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] interesting request</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Gee whizz Tom, nice guy.  An alternative direction would be to help the person out and give (or sell) them whatever wire they need. I've done this many times - for windshields, cleaning carburetors, a loom, etc., etc. It can be kinda fun - you get to meet someone doing something different than what you do - and hey, maybe they have a piano - or know someone that does - or maybe they'll tell someone about their experience with you and they tell someone who has a piano - or whatever. Sometimes it's just kinda nice to be nice. <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>How could meeting someone new, smiling, doing a good deed and just being an all 'round nice guy be a waste of time?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR> <DIV><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Dec 22, 2012, at 9:20 PM, Tom Driscoll wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN style="WIDOWS: 2; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; ORPHANS: 2; LETTER-SPACING: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px" class=Apple-style-span> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class=hmmessage bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Marshall,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial> Give her the # of one of those resellers . This kind of thing is a waste of time. I used to get requests for wire used in cheese slicers or piano wire for the removal of car windshields. You have to meet them ( if they show ) and you have better things to do.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>JMO   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Tom D.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>I'll send you a link off list to one of these places (who by the way charge more than our usual supply house friends for the same stuff)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(228,228,228); FONT: 10pt arial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial"><B>From:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A title=pianotune05@hotmail.com href="mailto:pianotune05@hotmail.com">Marshall Gisondi</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>Saturday, December 22, 2012 9:01 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>[pianotech] interesting request</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Hi Everyone,</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>I received an interesting e-mail today. To me it's a strange request.  This person wants to know if I have any piano wired that she can  use to make jewelry, a pin to be exact.  Is this a prank or is piano wire used for jewelry?  If it is, I can sell her a batch.  What gauge would she need if in fact this is something I have.  I'd give it to her I guess, but this stuff wil cost me if I have to buy a particular gauge again.  What would I sell it for if I did sel lher some? /Thanks</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Marshall</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial>215-510-9400</FONT><BR><FONT size=3 face=Arial><A href="http://www.phillytuner.com">http://www.phillytuner.com</A><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></FONT><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>