<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Dear Folks:<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Richard Galassini = wrote:<BR>    "This seems like a small minded decision by Fandrich...."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Wim Blees wrote:</FONT><FONT color=#000080><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000080>    "In = the past you have faithfully recommended customers to buy a piano from Fandrich....<BR>    "It will be Fandrich that will loose business, not you. You are under no obligation to Fandrich.... <BR>    "...tell them because of = personal reason you no longer want to recommend Fandrich...."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Please note that Fandrich did not say or do = anything of the sort. Fandrich did not ban anybody from any store. Fandrich did not make that small-minded decision. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>If you are referring to Ed Richards' store, = Fandrich Pianos, please be specific. For example, you might say simply, "the = store," or, perhaps, "Ed Richards' store," or even "Fandrich Pianos of Chicago."  </FONT><FONT = color=#000080>But, on this list when you simply say "Fandrich" it seems reasonable to assume = you are referring to me. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>As Paul said in his post: "<EM>... Fandrich = Pianos at the DePaul Music Mart (absolutely no business relationship with Del and = Barbara Fandrich)</EM>."  We have had no business relationship with Mr = Richards for more than four years.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Remember, these posts never really go = away--Big Brother saves them all for posterity.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Fandrich</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Delwin D Fandrich<BR>Piano Designer & Builder<BR>Hoquiam, Washington  USA<BR>E.mail:  <A href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">pianobuilders@olynet.com</A><BR>= Web Site:  <A href="http://www.pianobuilders.com">www.pianobuilders.com</A></FONT></D= IV></BODY></HTML>