<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 7/1/01 11:27:23 AM Central Daylight Time,
<BR>sec@overspianos.com.au (Ron Overs) writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">For those who are curious, and would like a sneak
<BR>pre-Reno view of our piano, I've converted an image to a jpeg and
<BR>uploaded it to our website.
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<BR>You can view it at;
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<BR>http://www.overspianos.com.au/OS003bk.jpeg
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<BR>The image is around 120k so be patient when downloading, and you'll
<BR>need to resize your browser window to the full width of the screen if
<BR>you are using a 15" monitor since the image is 26 cm wide.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>Wow! It looks *better* than a Steinway! (Or is that what they *all* say?)
<BR>Just kidding. It looks beautiful and very well designed. I only wish I
<BR>could tune it in the EBVT with tempered octaves for you.
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<BR>Now all you need is a pretty blond girl in a bathing suit to lean against
<BR>(and I do mean "lean against", not "lien on") it in the booth!
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<BR>My computer with all the latest upgrades and cable modem downloaded it in
<BR>seconds. The big image filled the 19" monitor. I remember the day when my
<BR>Dad brought home the first 19" color TV. I thought that was a huge screen
<BR>and the colors were phenomenal compared to the 13" black & white set I had
<BR>always known. What's next?
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<BR>It's nice to see that someone thinks it's still worthwhile to build a
<BR>*quality* piano, not try to see what kind of cheap imitation the public might
<BR>go for. It's also good to know that something which is still basically
<BR>Victorian age technology is best kept that way. Modern tools and techniques
<BR>perhaps and in some cases, some synthetic materials but basically, not much
<BR>different from nor better than the way it was a hundred years ago and more.
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<BR>Good fortune to you in your business!
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<BR>Bill Bremmer RPT
<BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT></HTML>