[CAUT] ccm on npr

[Jeff Tanner]

That'd probably be glue.  Love the smell of new out of the crate pianos 
myself.  Like a new car.
Tanner

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] ccm on npr


>I liked the "new piano smell"...I have suspicion it is hammer 
>hardener...;-]
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> Congratulations Eric...
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> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
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> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Wolfley, Eric \(wolfleel\)" <WOLFLEEL at UCMAIL.UC.EDU>
> To: 'caut at ptg.org' <caut at ptg.org>
> Received: 12/12/2008 11:31:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] ccm on npr
>
>
>>Don,
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>>What I actually said was "I'll be working on THESE pianos the rest of my 
>>life." Of
>>course, that would have been true of the OLD pianos as well if we hadn't 
>>swung this
>>deal. I didn't get to hear the broadcast because I was chasing the piano 
>>movers
>>around with a clipboard but for those interested it can be heard by 
>>following this link:
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>>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98133477
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>>We receive 21 more pianos next week which makes for a total of 73 (mostly
>>Steinway grands) so far. For the most part, all have been very well 
>>prepped and
>>musically voiced, especially the larger grands. Everything has been at 
>>least up to
>>pitch and still sounding decent after a week. We've gotten 8 1098's and 
>>I'm very
>>happy with them. They are well-voiced, regulated and pretty much in 
>>tune...I
>>haven't tuned one personally yet but haven't heard any complaints from my
>>assistants.
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>>One amazing side effect of this purchase is that we're getting 165 new 
>>benches!
>>Everything except the Boston uprights are coming with Jansen artist 
>>benches.
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>>You all should see the pile of warranty packets I'm accumulating.
>
>>Eric
>
>
>
>>Eric Wolfley, RPT
>>Director of Piano Services
>>College-Conservatory of Music
>>University of Cincinnati
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Don
>>Mannino
>>Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:14 PM
>>To: caut at ptg.org
>>Subject: Re: [CAUT] ccm on npr
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>>Something "Caut" my eye in your post, Fred:
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>>"The rest of my life working on new pianos?"  Seems to me that 15 years
>>from now he will be working on 15 year old pianos . . . .
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>>8-)
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>>Don Mannino
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>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
>>Fred Sturm
>>Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:05 AM
>>To: caut University Technicians
>>Subject: [CAUT] ccm on npr
>
>>My son told me last night on NPR news he heard the piano technician from
>>CCM talking about the all Steinway purchase, describing the arrival of
>>27 pianos a couple weeks ago and saying he was excited that he'd be
>>spending the rest of his life working on new pianos. I haven't had time
>>yet to search it and listen myself, but congratulations, Eric, you're a
>>star!
>>:-)
>>Regards,
>>Fred Sturm
>>University of New Mexico
>>fssturm at unm.edu
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