[CAUT] ccm on npr (new smell)

[David Ilvedson]

Do they give you a little touchup stick like cars?...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Rick Florence" <Rick.Florence at asu.edu>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Received: 12/12/2008 5:27:36 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] ccm on npr (new smell)


>If it came out of New York, it's mostly the still curing ultra soft
>lacquer that will be wearing through on the edges, music rack and
>fallboard within a year or two.

>____________________
>Rick Florence
>Senior Piano Technician
>Arizona State University
>School of Music
>-----Original Message-----
>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
>Jeff Tanner
>Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 6:17 PM
>To: David Ilvedson; caut at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] ccm on npr

>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...;-]
>>
>> Congratulations Eric...
>>
>> David Ilvedson, RPT
>> Pacifica, CA  94044
>>
>> ----- 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,
>>
>>>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:
>>
>>>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98133477
>>
>>>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.
>>
>>>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.
>>
>>>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
>>
>>>-----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
>>
>>>Something "Caut" my eye in your post, Fred:
>>
>>>"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 . . . .
>>
>>>8-)
>>
>>>Don Mannino
>>
>>
>>>-----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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