<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  <FONT size=3>Susan</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Good to see you too How's Oregon?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  I know it's green it's pretty</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  . Blessings on you as well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>   Dale</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>What Dale modestly isn't saying is that his rebuilt Steinway D blew <BR>away an= y number of listeners at the Sacramento convention last week <BR>when Richar= d Glazier performed Gershwin on it in Sac State's small <BR>concert hall. <BR><BR>Good going, Dale! And good to see the rest of your family again. <BR><BR>Susan <BR><BR><BR>At 06:39 PM 2/22/2005 -0500, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial> = Hi Kent</FONT><FONT face=arial size=2><BR></FONT><FONT face=arial>&nb= sp;  If memory serves I believe there was a rebuilders hall of fame in Maryland  & somewhere else & I was there although not displ= ayed . There were displays of <B><U>custom rebuilt</U></B>  BB Mason &am= p; Hamlins by Shawn Hoar& David Hughes & several others whom, = I don't recall & I can tell you the buzz & the interest was very g= reat on the part of other Technicians in attendance there. </FONT><FONT face=arial size=2><BR></FONT><FONT face=arial>   What I = find is there is lots a talk & not enough show so when the show happens ther= e is considerable support & enthusiasm for the guys & there pianos displayed. It also puts feet & reality to all the things we spend hundreds of hours learning. It's huge Show & tell. & is inspirin= g to others including me. Inspiring enough to challenge the next genreration = of guys to step up a see its' possible. </FONT><FONT face=arial size=2><BR></FONT><FONT face=arial>  My Extreme gratitude &= Thanks to Nick Gravagne for all his writings ,Ken Hannah for his gracious mentoring, David Hughes for his collegial sharing, John Hartman for his treatise on effects of  down bearing on tone & others who stepp= ed up for me back when I needed information & help. Jack Krefting Sally= Jamison now Phillips for teaching this stuff.  Thanks to so many other  guys/gals</FONT><FONT face=arial size=2><BR></FONT><FONT= face=arial>  A picture's worth a thousand words & so it is in= this case as well.</FONT><FONT face=arial size=2><BR></FONT><FONT face=arial> Yes I think there is interest.!</FONT><FONT face=ar= ial size=2><BR></FONT><FONT face=arial>  Dale Erwin</FONT><FONT fac= e=arial size=2><BR> </FONT> <DL> <DD>ale and all,<BR><BR> <DD>How much interest do you think there might be?<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DD>Kent </DD></DL> <BR> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Erw= ins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR><= A title=http://www.erwinspiano.com/ href="http://www.erwinspiano.com/"= eudora="autourl">www</A>.Erwinspiano.<A title=http://www.erwinspiano= .com/ href="http://www.erwinspiano.com/" eudora="autourl">com</A></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>