<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19394"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I didn't know either so I looked it up. Just got done reading about it when you posted.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif</A></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Basically the serif is the little embellishments on the edges of letters, like at the top and bottom of a capital "I".  Now that I type that....this font is Arial and has no serifs....therefore it's Sans Serif, which I learned means "without serifs".  Interesting!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Times New Roman">This font has serifs.  Here's an "I" with serifs.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4><FONT face=Arial>This font is Sans Serif. Here's an "I" without serifs.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Richard W. Bushey<BR>Richard's Piano Service<BR><A href="http://www.RichardsPianoService.com">www.RichardsPianoService.com</A><BR><A href="http://www.RichardsPianoService.com/blog">www.RichardsPianoService.com/blog</A><BR><A href="mailto:Rbushey@RichardsPianoService.com">Rbushey@RichardsPianoService.com</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>573-765-9903</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=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joseph Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=formsma@gmail.com href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">John Formsma</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:48 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] My Website</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">"Serifs"? We don't need no steeenking Serifs!<G> And ya know, I have no idea what the hell a Serif is!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face="MS Sans Serif">Joe</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=formsma@gmail.com href="mailto:formsma@gmail.com">John Formsma</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 1/16/2013 7:43:57 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] My Website</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV dir=ltr>I'm not a fan of web fonts with serifs. Whenever I see a website with serif fonts, it always looks cluttered and uninviting. <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>With books, yes to serifs. Web, no. </DIV></DIV> <DIV class=gmail_extra><BR><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Joseph Garrett <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net" target=_blank>joegarrett@earthlink.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote>John F. said:<BR>"One thing you might think about is changing the font. Times New Roman is<BR>somewhat antiquated for the web. IMHO, of course. :-)<BR><BR>Unless you're wanting to keep the font for style reasons. I.e., "Old World<BR>Craftsmanship.""<BR><BR>John,<BR>It does convey that, in my mind. And, that is exactly what I want it too. A<BR>lot of these fancy smancy fonts, etc., tend to detract from the message<BR>intended on a website. I want to have the potential client read my<BR>information in comfort.<G><BR>Thanks for the input. Much appreciated.<BR> <DIV class=HOEnZb> <DIV class=h5>Best,<BR>Joe<BR><BR><BR>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain of the Tool Police<BR>Squares R I<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR clear=all> <DIV><BR></DIV>-- <BR> <DIV>John Formsma, RPT<BR></DIV> <DIV>Blue Mountain, MS</DIV></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>  <br><hr>I am using the Free version of <a href="http://www.spamfighter.com/len">SPAMfighter</a>.<br />SPAMfighter has removed 1156 of my spam emails to date.<br /><br />Do you have a <a href="http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen">slow PC?</a> Try a free scan! </BODY></HTML>