November 10, 2001

Dear Jim,

As you see, I am sending a copy of this message to Barbara Gensmer. (I hope I have her email address correct.) I will write her a note also to thank her and Rodgers Organ Company for sponsoring such an event as was held Saturday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Savage. It was a very stimulating and exciting event.

I want to thank you personally Jim for the excellent job you did with your presentation. You are so knowledgeable and what a resource person you are. Your presentation was sensitive to novices as well as more advanced and accomplished organists. You spent time in all areas of interest. I could see how some of those people were so turned on by some of the things you were sharing ... and were anxious to get back to try many new things.

It was so much fun to spend time with you when you came back to present and demonstrate the organ during and after a church service in August. You did such a great job of presenting the organ. One of the guys who had been holding out on his dream for a Pipe Organ someday was completely converted by you. He is now so excited also about the organ. Remember, I told you one of the ladies who had come up to listen to you after church instead of going down stairs for the fellowship said (whispered) "Oh, this is better than coffee". Quite a compliment.

I of course couldn't begin to absorb all that you presented Saturday but I am now looking to forward more than ever to the "lesson" when you come to voice the organ when it is installed.

You are such an energetic and enthusiastic man to work with. I am so thankful to have met you.

Yours truly,

M. C., Pine River