<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR><o:SmartTagType = namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi David,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That's not half as amusing as some = local "piano movers" who came to unload my 9' grand.  *They* called it a = baby grand and said they had never seen a piano that large.  I breathed a sigh = of relief when they fled the scene.  Gee, don't ya' think they would = have had a clue from my describing the piano as a 9' concert grand and asking = them repeatedly, "Are you *sure* you've moved pianos this large = before?"  "You're sending 4 guys, right??"  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fortunately three very professional men = (Jerry Lee Mize and crew) were willing to drive in from Richmond = (VA) to do the job.  Not only had they seen a concert grand, but they had = moved many of them -- and moved mine without breaking a sweat.  (Real = gentlemen, BTW.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wonder if people throw the term "baby = grand" around as a term of endearment -- sort of like "his baby Jaguar" -- not = meaning that it's small but that it's precious.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(now in the Newport News, Virginia = area, BTW)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=barr8345@bellsouth.net href="mailto:barr8345@bellsouth.net">barr8345@bellsouth.net</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 08, = 2005 12:29 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Nordiska, Story = & Clark</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't hate the "Baby Grand" term = but am amused by it. While examining a Steinway D in a pinao store 2 little old = ladies came in and exclaimed, "Look at the baby grand"..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Norm Barrett</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Memphis Chapter</FONT></DIV> <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"><B>From:</B> <A title=dporritt@mail.smu.edu = href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">Porritt, David</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 07, = 2005 9:29 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Nordiska, Story = & Clark</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I have a caller who is looking at low = priced and small “baby grands” (don’t you hate that term).  She has = seen the Nordiska and Story & Clark Chinese pianos and asked me about = them.  Does anyone have any experience with these pianos as opposed to = things like <st1:place w:st="on">Pearl River</st1:place>?  Her budget is = not going to get her a grand piano in a much higher quality bracket.  Any = information would be better than my no information.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">dave<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV id=idSignature5058> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black = size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: = black">__________________________</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black = size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">David M. Porritt, = RPT<BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Meadows</st1:PlaceName> = <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of the = Arts<BR>Southern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName = w:st="on">Methodist</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode = w:st="on">75275</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A = title=mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu"><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 10pt">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P= ></DIV></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: = 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>= </BODY></HTML>