<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=578584615-16072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Bingo. You got it. (I did say I removed the jack to fix it, snipped about 2mm = off the spring). Very good!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=578584615-16072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=578584615-16072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>To claim your prize follow these simple steps:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=578584615-16072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=578584615-16072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>1. Surrender your sanity (it helps to get it over with up front).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=578584615-16072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>2. Swallow your pride.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=578584615-16072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>3. Bone up on tuning really sick pianos with more iH than a closeline.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=578584615-16072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>4. Learn to control "Fist of Death."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=578584615-16072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>5. Contact me for the customer's name, address, phone number, and = psychiatric diagnosis.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>BobDavis88@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 16, 2003 12:53 AM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Diagnose = This! (A puzzler)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT = lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Alan writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Nothing out of place, nothing bent, broken, corroded, or = worn<BR>out.)<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I was going to say jack end of = repetition spring too long, but that wouldn't require removal of jack = to fix. Was a glue blob involved?<BR>Bob D</FONT> <BR> <P><FONT size=2>---<BR>Incoming mail is certified Virus = Free.<BR>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR>Version: 6.0.495 / = Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003<BR></FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003<BR> </FONT> </P>