<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hi Ric,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Uh.......I have no computer savy.  (What = is a savy, anyway?)  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>But, I do have friends who might be able to = help me out.  Or maybe not.   I'll see what I can do---just = don't expect anything soon!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>somewhere near Peoria, IL</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </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=Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard Brekne</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> Sunday, November 16, 2003 = 6:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Help with Steinway = Model..</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Barbara <P>Say, if you have a little computer savy, why dont you record a = small bit and convert to MP-3 for us. We go round and round about old pianos and = their ability or lack thereof to survive time and stresses. It would be nice = to hear what yours sounds like if its not too much trouble. <P>The internet makes this kind of thing possible, and its getting = easier to do so every day... why not take advantage of the opportunity ? <P>Cheers <P>RicB <BR>  <BR>  <P>Barbara Richmond wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <STYLE></STYLE> <FONT size=-1><A = href="http://www.steinway.com/technical/sizes.shtml">http://www.steinwa= y.com/technical/sizes.shtml</A></FONT> <FONT size=-1>Hey all,</FONT> <FONT size=-1>After reading the = Steinway model posts, I had to go take another look at my "A"--6' 2", made in 1914 (according to its serial number).  It didn't quite fit the = information given below, but does fit nicely into the info given at the link above.  One thing for sure, it really kicks!   It's a = joy to play--now if I could just find someone to tune it.  ;-)</FONT>  <FONT size=-1>Barbara Richmond, = RPT</FONT><FONT size=-1>somewhere near Peoria, IL</FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>UiB, Bergen, Norway = <BR><A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> = <BR><A = href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broad= park.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <BR><A = href="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib= .no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</A> <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>