Rebuilder's Gallery Pianos

[MICHAEL MORVAN]

Jude,
    Nice seeing you at the show also, your putting out work with the best of 
them. Keep it up.   Mike
Michael A. Morvan
Blackstone Valley Piano
76 Sutton Street
Uxbridge, Ma 01569
(508) 278-9762
keymaestro at verizon.net
www.pianoandorgankeys.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Absolute Piano" <absolutepiano at comcast.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Rebuilder's Gallery Pianos


> Hi list,
>
> It's been a busy week catching up after the convention but there are so 
> many thoughts I wish to convey.
>
> First of all it was an honor to have my head on the same chopping block as 
> Ron Overs, Dave and Judy Hughes, David Anderson, Dale and Dennis Erwin, 
> Ron Nossamon, Chris and Karen R. and Chris H, and Shawn Hoar. Two 
> highlights...
>
> I spent a lot of midnight hours prepping the Steinway Style IV (as it 
> arrived quite raw) and having the Gallery to myself to actually hear all 
> the pianos in relative quiet was a treat and an incredible educational 
> experience. Voicing in the killer octave..hmmm what did this guy do and 
> how bout this one..yeah! I know it was almost impossible to hear in that 
> room especially during the day and I only wish everyone could have 
> compared the pianos in this relative quiet. Each piano was a gem in its 
> own rite truly.
>
> Another fun anecdote was seeing the "Two Rons" crawling under a 140 year 
> old Steinway like two kids in a candy shop and finding much of their 
> innovations validated. The question remains, "What happened?" Tee hee...
>
> I also want to thank all my fellow colleagues for their positive feedback 
> and constructive criticism. I missed a bunch of you but saw some briefly 
> in passing Capt. Joe, Ric Brekne, Fenton Murray, Terry Farell, Jolly 
> Roger, Jurgen and Ulrich and the list goes on. Also great to see David 
> Stanwood, Michael Morvin, Jon Page ( I love my tautlines), Tom Driscoll 
> and many, many more. It's hard to believe we can talk about pianos this 
> much. Anyway, I know I'm leaving names out but it was great to put names 
> to faces and make so many new friends.
>
> There have been other Rebuilder's Galleries at National PTG Conventions 
> and regionals but never has it been set up in such a way as to showcase 
> the piano and the rebuilder's techniques and for this forum we have to 
> thank our friend Rick Florence.
>
> I'm sure we'll see many other faces and even different pianos (I was 
> originally planning to bring a Knabe) in years to come.
>
> Now I've got this cocked hat I have to get back to. We'll be shoring up 
> the beam strength, adding a bass cut-off and a fish and converting the 
> topstack to a modern one. Wink wink nudge nudge know what I mean....
>
> All the best,
>
> Jude Reveley, RPT
> Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC
> Boston, Massachusetts
>
>