<html> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Calisto = MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT";color:blue'>Joe, et = al,</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Calisto = MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto MT";color:blue'>Well, I = had heard the same thing on numerous occasions.  So, I asked him in Kansas = City and he feigned surprise.  He said “Why don’t you get them = from Schaff?”  And then smiled.  I don’t know what game = he was playing, but I asked, again, if he had any of them for purchase and he = just shrugged his shoulders.  He’s not always the most = straight-forward guy to deal with.  So, I still can’t say that I have a = definitive answer. Has anyone else approached him about this?  = </span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Calisto = MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto = MT";color:blue'>jeannie</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Calisto = MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto = MT";color:blue'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Copperplate = Gothic Light"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic = Light";color:blue'>Jeannie Grassi, RPT</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Copperplate = Gothic Light"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic = Light";color:blue'>Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal</span></font></p> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New = Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><a = href="mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net"><font size=2 face="Copperplate Gothic Light"><span = style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Copperplate Gothic = Light"'>mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net</span></font></a></span></font></p>= </div> <p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Calisto = MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calisto = MT";color:blue'> </span></font></p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center = style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=3 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </span></font></div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 = face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</spa= n></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span = style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span = style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Joseph Garrett<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, December = 09, 2005 5:21 PM<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech<br> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: = Screws</span></font></p> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 = face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Tom said: " = </span></font></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>I've heard they = have the old American stuff including screws, but =</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>not everything = available from the old american catalog is listed in the =</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Schaff = catalog"</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>The scuttlebutt I = heard was that Schadler retained the hardware/screws/covers aspect of the = business. IF you can contact Schadler, he'll have what you need, as I understand = it. The trick is getting in contact with him.</span></font></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Joe Garrett, = R.P.T. (Oregon)</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Captain, Tool = Police</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>Squares R = I</span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 = face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Sans = Serif"'> </span></font></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>