[pianotech] Owen Jorgensen

[John Formsma]

I had a similar experience when I called him several years ago to ask for
permission to copy something from the "Big Red" book. He was such a
gentleman. I'm glad I was able to meet him at this year's convention ... it
was the night of his award.
'Ere long it will be our names and obituaries.  Kinda makes one think
now about what's really important
in life ....

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JF

On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:39 PM, Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm so glad we got to see him and honor him at the conference this year. I
> had the pleasure of talking to him on the phone a couple of times over the
> years. He was so gracious and enthusiastic! I felt so honored that he was
> willing to spend time talking with me on the phone. That's how this business
> is - the great minds are not in some ivory tower somewhere, they are usually
> at some ivory keyboard and just a phone call away. They are usually very
> happy to hear from an interested person.
>
> I am thankful for how his writings and lectures have helped me understand
> our craft on a deeper level. I hope his red tome "Tuning" can be reprinted
> by the guild sometime. I asked him about it, and he recommended just getting
> it on inter-library loan. "Don't worry about the copyright", he told me
> "copy whatever you like out of it. I just want people to have the
> information". That's the kind of man he was - truly giving and passionate
> about his work.
>
> Here's to a well-tempered life! Cheers, Owen!
>
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