<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>I apologize for not bringing a technical issue up, but I just wanted to= relay an experience I had today.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>About 1 1/2 years ago I was asked to rebuild a humble Howard 5' grand.&= nbsp; The piano belonged to an elderly woman who had taught two foreign lang= uages at a local university.  Her daughter and son had thought it impor= tant to do the work.  Both are accomplished classical musicians and had= many memories of making music at this piano.  Mom was fading fast so t= here was some sense of urgency in getting the work done while she was still = here.  Since mom was only really responding to the music of her childre= n I gave them a small piano to use.  When I finished the piano, it was = decided to take it to the family farm in Western Minnesota, about 12 hours a= way.  Usually I would just call a mover but I felt compelled to take it= there myself.  So my 14 year old son, Kyle, and I loaded it in the tra= iler and set off.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mom died this fall.  I left the piano at her house because the fam= ily would be there off and on cleaning up and readying the house for sale.&n= bsp; And music was such apart of their memories, it had to continue for= at least a little longer.  With much sadness, I picked up that li= ttle spinet today, it was time for the memories to end.  They will be c= ontinued on a farm in Minnesota.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Andrew Remillard <BR>2417 Maple Ave<BR>Downers Grove, IL 60515<BR>ANRPiano.= com<BR>630-852-5058</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>