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<DIV><SPAN class=718295000-11032004><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for =
responding. I
actually did not like Peoria or Richwoods very much, as a teen. Most of =
the
Richwood kids were awfully clickish, a few downright snobby. It was so =
big, it
was easy to feel unkown (and to most people and teachers, you were!). On =
the
other hand, I went from there to U of I Urbana and being in a 28,000 =
student
school didn't seem much different, whereas other people--from small =
towns,
etc.--were often overwhelmed. My wife always thought we should open a =
motel in
Pekin and call it the "Pekin Inn." Caterpillar EVER finish their huge =
building
in Morton?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
Barbara Richmond
[mailto:piano57@flash.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 10, 2004 =
1:37
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Alan<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: My Headache, Your
Quiz<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richwoods, hey? I'm afraid, the =
preferred
schools are now those in the Dunlap School District, if you can =
believe
that. It's basically a case of the white flight out of District
150. Sad. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Peoria Symphony has gotten a =
terrific new
conductor and the concerts have been *outstanding*. We have =
season
tickets--last row of the second balcony--but who =
cares? What a
wonderful thing it is to go to a professional concert so close to home =
(and
not have to go to Chicago!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We moved to Peoria and rented a place =
there in
June of 2001 after 5 1/2 years in Texas (before that =
Bloomington/Normal for 21
years). My husband is the director of the Alpha Park District =
Library in
Bartonville. We found a nice house a mile from the library two =
years
ago. I don't know why, but for some reason I have a problem =
typing
B..B...B...Bartonville...... :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Bloomington High School, =
1975)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peoria Chapter PTG</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net =
href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=piano57@flash.net
href="mailto:piano57@flash.net">'Barbara Richmond'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 10, =
2004 11:50
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: My Headache, =
Your
Quiz</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=671484817-10032004><FONT face=Arial>This is =
posted
privately. Whereabouts are you somewhere near PeeOrEea? I'm a =
graduate of
Richwoods HS (1965 ...)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. =
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
Barbara
Richmond [mailto:piano57@flash.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, =
March 10,
2004 9:35 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: My =
Headache,
Your Quiz<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This reminds me of the time I was =
called to
tune a grand piano. While scheduling the appointment the =
customer
expressed shock and horror at my fee, but went ahead anyway. =
When I
got there, I still heard about the shock and horror, how wonderful =
Mr.
What's his name was (he tuned it every year), and I =
sensed general
distrust and suspicion of me. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ugh. I was there, I was =
going to
work. I tuned away, when I got up to the upper treble =
section I
heard a strange clinking noise. I removed the fall board and =
inside
there was a set of car keys sitting on the piano keys. =
I
summoned the owner and asked if she was missing some keys and =
pointed to
where they were. Her eyes about popped out of her head and =
told the
story of getting a new car--TWENTY YEARS AGO--when her =
daughter was a
toddler. The little girl was playing with the keys and =
suddenly,
nobody could find them. They looked everywhere, including =
taking
apart the duct work in the house. Never to be found, they =
had to go
to the trouble of getting new keys. Well, as a parent, that =
would be
memorable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then she asked me how I found =
them. "I
heard them while I was tuning." So, either Mr. What's =
his name
didn't hear them, or he didn't bother to investigate. Gee, =
they were
only in there for twenty years. Well, I was no longer =
treated with
suspicion--I have no idea if Mr. What's his name was still held in =
high
regard. :-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond, =
RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>somewhere near Peoria, =
IL</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net
href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan</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> Wednesday, March =
10, 2004
1:19 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: My Headache, =
Your
Quiz</DIV>
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class=146024922-08032004><SPAN
class=318203206-10032004> True story: I once missplaced =
my
needlenose pliers. Gave up on finding them and bought a new =
pair. Six
months later, I sat down to tune a Hamilton console =
for one of
my rural church clients. I generally run up all the notes,
first, to see how the tuning has held, spot any way-off =
strings,
and make sure the keys play okay. In doing this I noticed =
that
several keys in the bass seemed "heavy" and rattly, =
though the
client had never complained. Opened the lid and .... well, =
you
guessed it. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial>Alan R. Barnar<SPAN
class=318203206-10032004>d </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=318203206-10032004><FONT =
face=Arial>It's
12:30 a.m. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=318203206-10032004><FONT =
face=Arial>Just
back from my PTG chapter meeting -- which was two =
hours away
from</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=318203206-10032004></SPAN><FONT
face=Arial>Salem, MO<SPAN
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