Thomas A. Sheehan

[Avery Todd]

Hi Thomas,

I'm so glad to hear that you're doing well. I hope you remember me from Reno.
I was also very impressed about the CD. I wish more people would include
that information on their CD's!

Avery

At 10:34 PM 03/23/03 -0500, you wrote:

>Dear David and list
>Thank you very much for the spontaneous recognition of the work that I ve 
>done for Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Inner Voyage is a beautifully played album, 
>and it was a pleasure to work with such an artist. A subsequent album, 
>that I also tuned for, is Supernova , which won the best Latin jazz Grammy 
>for 2002. It also used a Yamaha CFIIIS concert grand that I selected for 
>Gonazalo.
>
>This year, I tuned for the Grammy winner of this year s Best Instrumental 
>Jazz Album , which is named Speaking of Now .
>It's a wonderfully melodic album that is very accessible for jazz 
>enthusiasts.
>
>The piano is a Hamburg Steinway B that the band carries on the road with 
>them all over the world. They use an enormous packing case that was 
>custom-built for the instrument. MIDI control, when appropriate for a 
>given tune, is the Gulbransen system. It s proven to be very reliable over 
>many years.
>
>Thank you again, David, for your kind comments. My thanks also to the 
>others who followed up with equally generous words.
>
>My recovery from highly successful surgery for esophageal cancer is 
>proceeding well. I m back out tuning again, although still on a limited 
>basis. I anticipate that I ll become more active as the year progresses. 
>My Chapter (NYC) has been incredibly supportive and generous in their 
>response to the unwelcome surprise to my health. They held an extremely 
>successful auction on my behalf, and with the support also of our NERVP 
>Patrick Draine. The auction helped to take the edge off of the financial 
>burden during the first few months after I got out of the rehab facility.
>
>My gratitude to the Guild members, both local and far-flung, is immeasurable!
>
>With humble sincerity,
>
>Tom Sheehan, RPT
>
>New York City Chapter