<!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 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You know, imitative violins, cellos, = violas, bass viols in varying degrees of brightness.  Many Theatre organs had = pianos hooked to them so they could be played at the organ console at many pitches.  The St. Louis Fox WurliTzer has an upright WurliTzer = piano that  I tuned in the organ chamber in the '80's.  You can = actual play fistfuls of notes more from the organ console than playing = live.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is a whole different = culture.</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>(314) 608-4137<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=avery@ev1.net href="mailto:avery@ev1.net">Avery Todd</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> Thursday, November 18, = 2004 9:22 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Polishing bass = strings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial size=2>Hi James,<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"> I have an Allen = Theatre Organ only.  The strings it has do not tarnish or can be = polished by me. :>)</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Strings? On a theatre organ? This = is a new one for me! :-) <BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">James Grebe</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>