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<DIV><FONT size=2>I use a flat tire analogy with customers: you can =
get a flat
while driving, or while the car is parked. Sometimes materials =
just
fail.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dempsey@marshall.edu =
href="mailto:dempsey@marshall.edu">Dempsey Jr.,
Paul E</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> Friday, November 12, 2004 =
9:45
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> A-440/Cracked Plate, =
etc.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1><PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" =
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: =
10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><FONT face="Courier New" =
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Do strings break? Yes, =
but surprisingly not as often as you’d think. =
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier New" =
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: =
10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE><PRE><FONT face="Courier =
New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hey, strings break, =
regardless of the circumstances, when their time comes. =
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></PRE>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Paul E. Dempsey, =
RPT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Piano Technician =
Sr.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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