<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3105.105" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Phil,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Boy have you hit the nail on the head!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Someone always paves the road for the rest of the = pack.  There are many areas in this country where strong restoration has been = in tack for many decades. People in those regions except those services to be available.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>But on the other hand, there are many  regions = where no rebuilding had ever been established. With one successful restoration = after another, the word gets out and soon a market is created. Sounds like = that's what you are experiencing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Servinsky,RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 16, 2001 = 8:49 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: "Restoration = Phase", was: Bridging the cap</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Phil. I'm not game for debate, but rather just asking you to = expand your thoughts on this subject. I realize that I would likely be in a better = high-end rebuilding market if I were in New York City, rather than = Tampa, but I sometimes wonder just what is the deal. Your thoughts please. = Thanks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:tito@PhilBondi.com" = title=tito@PhilBondi.com>Phil Bondi</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 15, = 2001 3:02 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Bridging the = cap</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>The market that I'm in has not reached the = 'restoration' phase yet...yes, I feel strongly that your locale has alot to do with with = type of work..and I'll debate that point with anyone willing to do it with me.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>sorry..didn't mean to get off-topic there..it's just = that 5 years ago, I was told that there's very little restoration work = going on in this area..and in the 5 years that I've been doing this, it has only = gotten marginally better..but as long as it continues to improve, hopefully = I am preparing my business for it. For every 5 proposals I write, there's = 1 willing to do some of the work..like I said, we're not there yet.</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Phil</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT = size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTM= L>