Ah, there's one vote for "the book" thang!<G> That way no one would have to do the travel thang. It's a thought, but don't know if it'd be worth the effort. A simple "pdf" would not suffice in this case. (unless you'd want to download the whole darned book, (for a fee of course.<G>) The information I have would take a minimum of one full day. Two days would be better, imo. Best, Joe > [Original Message] > From: David Stocker <firtreepiano at hotmail.com> > To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 10/27/2011 12:29:15 PM > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Square Grand Class? > > Joe, > > Living not that far away, I could see doing a half day to a full day > seminar. > > Most of us don't run into squares on a regular basis. One sign of a "good" > education is not memorizing, but knowing where to find the facts you need > for the moment. It would be easier to justify access to the knowledge when I > need it, perhaps by book/pamphlet or even a .pdf file. A .pdf can contain > pictures as well. > > I appreciate your desire to share your knowledge and experience with us. I > would love to see it readily available. > > David Stocker, RPT > Tumwater, WA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Garrett > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 09:23 > To: pianotech > Subject: [pianotech] Square Grand Class? > > All, > I proposed an all day Square Grand Class for the Bellvue Convention, that > would cover all that is needed to know, to, intellgently/skillfully work on > these beasts.Over the years, I've had to re-invent a whole lot of > techniques for square grands, as nothing was written down, as far as I've > been able to find. Because of this, I made the proposal. > "No", was the decision. I suspect that lack of interest was the reason for > the decision. Or, possibly, time constraints. Either way, it won't be > given. > Many techs have spent much time on the phone, with me, discussing the > various techniques needed to tune, rebuild and maintain Square Grands. I am > wondering just how many techs are truly interested in this sort of > information, as I 'm considering putting on my own, one or two day seminar. > Would they come, if offered? That is the question I pose to y'all? Your > response, yea/nay, would be appreciated. (yeah, I know, it's a slow day and > I need amusement or abuse or ???<G>)(I'd put it on the New List, as well, > but I still haven't figured out how to do that.<G>) > Regards, > Joe > > > Joe Garrett, R.P.T. > Captain of the Tool Police > Squares R I
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