<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I received the e-mail below and was = wondering if you had any helpful suggestions or recommendations of techs in the = Rockford, Illinois area.  Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peoria, Chapter</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2></FONT>Barb, this is a = friend of mine who is a curator for a  museum.  Any help you can give her, = would be appreciated.</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 3/10/2004 5:06:29 PM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> pianos</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV>Hello</DIV> <DIV>I have a work related question for you.  I forget your = previous neighbor's name but I believe she is still tuning pianos.  If = she is knowledgeable about an 1866 Steinway, I would like to talk to her = about the best way to preserve it and possibly send some business her way and = have it tuned (if playing it is best for it).  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I was thinking about writing to the Steinway Company and ask = them for suggestions on long term preservation.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>