Enough Laminae for a Few Bridges

[Dean May]

Terry

 

You provide us with way too much entertainment. And you make us extremely
jealous of your woodworking abilities. 

 

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute IN  47802

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Farrell
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:07 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Enough Laminae for a Few Bridges

 

Hey, ya know, I'm glad you asked that. I have now been in this business long
enough that I think I can stop fibbing about how long I have been in this
business! The first time I saw the inside of a piano was in the fall of
1997. I ordered the Randy Potter course on December 31, 1997. I tuned my
first piano for pay in April, 1998. And I tuned my first piano for pay that
sounded okay in June 1998.

 

You know, I build soundboards and ribs and all sorts of belly stuff, and I
think I build them to a pretty high standard. But much of that is because
I've done a lot of woodwork in the past - that part of this business comes
to me more easily than other parts. Like if someone could teach me how to
voice a piano - hey, if I knew how to do that, I might be a REAL piano
technician!

 

I think most of us that like what we do tend to excel in some area but are
often puzzled (or at least I hope there is someone else out there like me!)
by other tasks that some techs could do with their eyes closed. Like Clint
said: "A man's got to know his weaknesses." I just stay away from voicing
(and a few other things...)! Hey, maybe some day I'll even learn how to set
a temperament!!!

 

But thanks - that's a nice thing to say.

 

Terry Farrell

Stictly on the up-and-up from now on!

----- Original Message ----- 

From: David Ilvedson <mailto:ilvey at sbcglobal.net>  

To: pianotech at ptg.org 

Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:27 AM

Subject: RE: Enough Laminae for a Few Bridges

 

Hey Terry,

How many years has it been since you began?  Man, you've come a long way...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA 94044


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Original message
From: Farrell  
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 11/28/2007 8:48:11 PM
Subject: Enough Laminae for a Few Bridges

Holy Hanna - hold the phone! My biggest bridge production yet. Three bridges
with 10 maple, six ebony, and three mahogany laminations for each bridge.
Yowzer! Cut, cut, cut, chop, chop, chop....  and sand, sand, sand..... glue,
glue, glue (tomorrow!!!).....

 



 

Terry Farrell
Farrell Piano, Inc.

 

www.farrellpiano.com <http://www.farrellpiano.com/> 
terry at farrellpiano.com

 <mailto:terry at farrellpiano.com>   

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