Doing my best to stay at large but its getting hard to tow the line arounbd these parts. with Enda on the telly telling us to tighten our belts and think of tomorrow which never comes.while he earns 3 times what Angela aMerkyl earns my sonwho will be 21 on Saint Patricks Weekend and myself are thinking of heading south. i'm thinking gereece where people believe in stuff like republics but he's thinking Australia. its going to get ugly  here. Real ugly.

Hello to ya, Paddy! Yes, I got a Pietro Mario box not too long ago. I really like it, although there have already been a few minor problems with it (one of the leather straps that is supposed to keep the bellows closed is too short to snap shut, and one of the button arms on the melody row is loose and makes a tapping sound because it hits the side of the wooden hole as it goes down. I've corrected it with a jerry-rigged rubber washer on the inside, but these things should not have slipped by the factory quality control process.

However, it has a beautiful tone, the woodwork is superb, and it's got a very responsive keyboard action. So, if nothing else goes wrong with it for a while, I guess I'll be very happy with it!

Best regards from Pittsburgh,

Dan

i think they must be taking most of it themselves paddy! according to RT Greece is going to default within days. And we wont be far behind them.

Nollaig shona duit a chara. Best wishes to you and yours too paddy. Read some chilling reports on the santos republic last night. i feel it my duty to inform you. the evil empire is shifting gears. No two ways about it. we'll talk soon.