<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I did not mean to sound condescending = to him.  His letter seemed like it was written by one without much schooling, = that is all.  That does not mean that he might not be very = intelligent.  After all, Edison tried many time before the light bulb worked.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim</FONT></DIV> <DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of = Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups<BR><A href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 = Raspberry Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</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> Monday, September 27, = 2004 5:08 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: "Tune = Holder"</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>I, too,received this gift on Saturday.  Now trying to figure out = what to =<BR>do with it.  The fellow seems well meaning but mentally challenged.  At =<BR>least he is = trying."</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> <DIV><BR>Jim,</DIV> <DIV>Thank gawd! I thought someone was trying to yank my specific chain!<G> I would agree with your assessement. Weird, to say the = least.</DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>