"Let the cat out." That the one? Alan R. Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Carl Meyer Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:08 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: retirement ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net> To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 6:44 PM Subject: RE: retirement > Now Carl, who am I going to trade sick jokes with if you don't show up > at conventions? There's always private e-mail. Did you here about the old maids cat?............ Carl Meyer PTG assoc Santa Clara, Ca. > How's this for the title of your book: "Cry Me a Pearl River" or > perhaps "Hammer Down, Good Buddy." > > Well, bon chance, take it easy, and enjoy yourself. I always say: Life > is far too important to take seriously. > > Alan R. Barnard > Salem, MO > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf > Of Carl Meyer > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:54 PM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: retirement > > > This is to all the friends and enemies I've made on the list. No, I'm > not going away, even if some of you think I should. > > I'm pushing 75 from the wrong direction and my get up and go has got > up > and > gone. I have made the decision to quit teaching classes (except perhaps > locally), not to go to anymore conventions, drop my insurance and soon my > ptg membership. My priorities are changing. I have sleep apnea, don't > like to travel anymore and have a level of heart failure. I may try to > write a book entitled "Why I'm growing old kicking and screaming rather > than > > gracefully". > > Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not disgruntled, PO'ed or anything. I > just can't justify a level of participation like before. My sense of > humor is still intact, so don't vex me! I consider all of you my > friends, in spite of the disagreements I've had with some. > > Now!! Let me tell you about my present project. For you who don't > know about it, there is a site called Pianocorder Resources. It > describes how Mark Fontana did a Masters thesis on archiving the music > available in the pianocorder to MIDI. many years ago. Now he has > written a plug in to the Win amp program to convert MIDI back to > Pianocorder format so that with the proper adapter you can play all > the Pianocorder songs plus many other or any > > midi on your pianocorder. > > I've rescaled/restrung a 1903 Mason/Hamlin upright, installed a > pianocorder, > > and am now playing my choice of about 50000 midi files. Great sport! > I'm not finished with the action yet. It needs new hammers, dampers > and regulation. I decided not to refinish it so that I wouldn't be > tempted to sell it. I've hardwired it but a wireless is available. > > I have some questions about the hammers. Subject of my next post! > > Thanks all. > > Carl Meyer PTG assoc > Santa Clara, Ca. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005 > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 03/09/2005 > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.0 - Release Date: 03/21/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.0 - Release Date: 03/21/2005
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