<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm at $110.00. Portland Oregon. We are = currently going through an economic slump, in this area, but I'll be damned if = I'll "go begging" w/the gas/diesel prices so high. (Our biggest expense is transportation, folks.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Anderson said: "<FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3>I heard a guy teaching a class at a national convention say = that a pair of<BR>pliers that cost maybe $60 was the most expensive tool he ever = bought, and<BR>that he just can't see spending money on tools for "just pianos."</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>IMO, that "instructor" was an idiot! = Never should have said that, especially in a CLASS! FWIW, I just bought a really nice = voicing tool, for $235.00! Worth every damned penny! It always amazes me, (and = disgusts me, as well!), the crappy tools some people have! Most of those "Cheapy = Tool Owners" spend more time doing things the hard way and can't understand = why they're poor! (and that their work is less than stellar!) = Sheesh!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>End of Rant!<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>