[pianotech] Willis Snyder

[erwinspiano at aol.com]

Dear Colleagues
? I too have benefited from the Wisdom Of Willis & son David. It was at a pivotal point in my life in the mid 80s I again attended there class.I never missed there class.
?? ?They were/are first class techs & first class Human beings. Generously sharing their vast experience. They were on the cutting edge when nobody knew what it was. They made me realize what was possible & Willis?adorned with that snazzy?bow tie, struttin around so elegantly, made it all enormously attractive. He humbly & seriously said they worked along time to get the reputation they had & he underscored that. He said it wasn't until they did the Dupont piano that their name really took off. I always reember fondly of WIllis saying with a big smile how priveledged he was to tune pianos & drive his (?I think it was a Cadillac) with the top down to his clients house.
?But the parting statement I will never forget?by Willis that day has changed my life & I will always be grateful to Him for it. It was a Light bulb revelational moment when he said Gentleman....Aim for the high end!.... And that has made all the difference
? All my Respect to the family & to?his his memory
? Kindest regards
? Dale Erwin




Willis Snyder,
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One of the Great Ones of the Great Ones.? A delightful, kind man who shared many things to all of us.? I was in his rebuilding class when he received "The Call from the White House" to rebuild one of their pianos--and he came back and taught us to be better rebuilders.? And when I started my study of how our work might impact our hearing, he came to me and offered to take the hearing test so we could have the data from one of the oldest members in the PTG.? I will never forget his kindness--or his wonderful smile!
Diane


[pianotech] Willis Snyder
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Sun Mar 22 15:59:29 PDT 2009 

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Greetings,
 
          Willis Snyder was  having bone frailness issues and a collapsed 
spinal bone problem  around October or so. He was on Boniva. 
 
           He fell a  few weeks ago or so, hurt his head, and was battling 
with that and the  bone issues. He passed away a day or so ago. 
 
           For anyone  locally, the viewing is Tuesday from 6-8 at the Lamm & 
Wittman  Funeral Home, 243 W Penn Ave, Wernersville, PA,. However the prayer  
service is private and will be for the immediate family only.
 
I WILL MISS YOU,  MR. SNYDER!!!   YOU WERE SO  COOL !.... THE GREATEST!!
 
Julia Gottshall
Reading, PA
Diane Hofstetter


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