This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment At last, at last! Announcing the completion of our new rebuilding shop, soon to be known = as "Southwest Piano Technologies". Catchy huh? For whatever unknown = reason the public seems to be turned on to catchy and meaningless = marketing phrases like "High-Tech", "Technologically Advanced", and = "State of the Art". We figured "Piano Technologies" had a nice ring to = it. We turned the power on last week and to our delight all 36 light = fixtures, 8 ceiling fans, and 46 outlets worked perfectly. I poured = concrete door steps last week and have now begun the un-fun task of = clean up which so far has amounted to several massive piles of concrete = and stucco chunks, scrap lumber, empty paint buckets, various types of = twisted metal components, and lots of general garbage, (no nuclear = materials). The only remaining task will be reinstalling two doors = which were removed for painting and finishing up the insulation on the = roll-up door. Then at last we will be calling the county inspector for = our final sign-off. The entire structure is a thing of beauty. It is situated about two = thirds back on our 3/4 acre, 60 feet beyond the house. It is built from = the ground up to perfectly match the house. Total size is 2,000 Sq.Ft., = (we may expand later), and includes a small office and a "clean room" = for action rebuilding. A small bathroom will be added sometime within = the next few months, the plumbing has already been installed for that. = Forced air conditioning and heating will also be installed within the = next couple months. The county considers the building a "dwelling = structure" if the innitial plans include HVAC and plumbing which greatly = complicates things so these items are being added after completion. The = building has a 10' ceiling with 8 skylights in the main shop for maximum = natural light and reduced need for electrical lighting. The interior is = finished off with textured and painted walls. Of course the absolute = most important feature is that I have pre-wired RU-6 underground cable = to the house for connection to our satellite dish. A special shelf is = built into a wall for a new 27" TV. After all Everyone knows you really = can't have an absolute complete shop without 160 channels of = subscription television! We are sparing no expense with machinery. Most has already been = purchased and stuffed into our garage waiting to be moved in. These = include a vertical air compressor, (plumbed throughout the shop), a full = sized cabinet saw, a stationary planer, a 5' jointer, drill press, a = large stationary disk/belt sander, a buffer, grinder, compound miter = saw, and an absolutely huge commercial band-saw, (this baby can = accommodates a 2" blade and could probably rip utility poles = lengthwise). All will be connected to a central dust collection system. = The dust collection unit and the air compressor will be installed in a = special shed outside the shop. The final task will be building work = benches, a large table, and shelving. I intend to fabricate these out = of steel with solid tops. We will also have the only sound board press = in the state of Nevada. Okay, sorry if I sound like I'm gloating a bit but at this point I can't = help it. This has been a two year project and the only sub-contracted = work was the concrete slab and the stucco. I'm feeling slightly punch = drunk from the endless labor. I'm not sure what was worse, installing = fiberglass insulation in the July heat, sanding endless drywall joints, = or digging most of a 108' x 24" utility trench by hand, (the back-hoe = couldn't reach beyond the house and it's too rocky for a walk-behind = digger). Although the HVAC and bathroom won't be complete for a few = more months we intend to move in as soon as the work benches are = competed. We figure we can keep the temporary mess from those projects = mostly localized. Sometime in the near future I will post some = pictures. More details coming soon! I think I hear the Budweiser Clydesdales coming! "Da dee da dee da dee da dee dum dum dum, HERE COMES THE BUD ...da dee = da dee da dee da dee dum dum dum...." Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/91/b2/91/4d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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