<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: Shameless Self-promotion -- Part II</title></head><body> <div>At 9:39 AM -0700 9/2/03, Delwin D Fandrich wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Us piano folks seem to be in the news of late. For my own bit of utterly shameless self-promotion, see:</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/137253_pianoman02.html" >http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/1<span ></span>37253_pianoman02.html</a></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>Cecelia Goodnow writes: "More than just pleasing to the ear, the mellow tones rejigger something deep within the body, turning knees watery and guts quivery, like the afterglow of a sweet and sensual cordial."</div> <div><br></div> <div>Shame on you, Del. That poor woman had no idea she was going to need a designated driver to make it home after hearing your piano.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Again she writes: "...attractively robust...." Clearly her critical faculties sustained damage.</div> <div><br></div> <div>On a serious note: "Instead of a traditional cast-iron plate, which can warp in production and rob musical energy from the strings, it will have a precisely sized plate of structural steel cut into shape by a water jet...."</div> <div><br></div> <div>I'd like to hear about how water can cut steel.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Congrats on a wonderful story.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Bill Ballard RPT<br> NH Chapter, P.T.G.<br> <br> "There's a difference between 'involved' and 'committed.' When providing ham and eggs for breakfast, the hen is involved. The pig is committed."<br>     ...........(Milo Sturgis in Jonathan Kellerman's novel "Self-Defense")</div> <div>+++++++++++++++++++++</div> </body> </html>