<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C3313D.A0F76600" rel=File-List> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: SimSun; } @font-face { font-family: @SimSun; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 77.95pt 1.0in 77.95pt; = mso-header-margin: .5in; mso-footer-margin: .5in; mso-paper-source: 0; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } P.MsoPlainText { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun } LI.MsoPlainText { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun } DIV.MsoPlainText { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun } SPAN.SpellE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-spl-e: yes } SPAN.GramE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-gram-e: yes } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in" vLink=purple = link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Allan, Not quite a monopoly <G>        </DIV> <DIV>Joe Goss <A href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A> <A href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black">From: <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 = 10:52 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: Schaff/APSCO</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Aaaaarrrrgh. I just threw away my APSCO catalog! = <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Also, I'll bet it won't be "several years" = before the price = list is updated.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Oh, well, let's be fair: Schaff has been good for us and to us. They may = have a near monopoly but I feel they try hard to give good service.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Alan R. Barnard<o:p></o:p> Salem, MO<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf = Of Joseph Garrett Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 11:47 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: = Schaff/APSCO<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I had a conversation with a = person-in-the-know, at Schaff. I asked when the<o:p></o:p> New Catalogue was coming out? Answer, "Not = for several years."<o:p></o:p> Next question: are you continuing the lines = of APSCO? answer: "Not all of<o:p></o:p> them""Many of the items will be = discontinued.""Some already were."<o:p></o:p> Next question: If I need items that were = APSCO, how do I order them? Answer:<o:p></o:p> "Use the APSCO = Numbers."<o:p></o:p> I forgot to ask if all orders need to be = sent to the Schaff address.<o:p></o:p> IMO, this doesn't bode well. I truly hope = I'm wrong! It appears the choices<o:p></o:p> have narrowed!<o:p></o:p> Best Regards,<o:p></o:p> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To = Stay! 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