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<DIV><SPAN class=421111211-08032005>Hi David, </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421111211-08032005>Thanks for nice compliments. I've =
had the
site going for about 2 years, I do it in Frontpage, real basic. =
</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421111211-08032005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421111211-08032005>The online scheduling is a =
subscription
service that I link to from my site. <A
href="http://www.appointmentquest.com">www.appointmentquest.com</A></SP=
AN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421111211-08032005>Been doing online scheduling for 6 =
months
now, and customers love it. I think there have been about 400 booked =
since
inception. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=421111211-08032005>I posted some detail =
recently: <A
href="https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/2005-January/167437.html">=
https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/2005-January/167437.html</A></SPAN=
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<DIV><SPAN class=421111211-08032005>It's probably not for everyone, =
but I'm not
spending nearly as much time doing phone chores anymore. =
</SPAN></DIV>
<P>Best regards,<BR><BR>Brad Smith, RPT<BR><A
href="http://www.smithpiano.com">www.smithpiano.com</A><BR> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> David =
Ilvedson
[mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 08, 2005 =
2:12
AM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [CAUT] William
Wolfram<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR>Hey Brad,<BR><BR>Your website is
amazing. How long have you been using it and do customers =
actually
use it? How did you go about setting it up?
<BR><BR>David Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: Brad Smith, RPT =
<STAFF@SMITHPIANO.COM><BR>To:
College and University Technicians <CAUT@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Mon, 7 =
Mar 2005
22:14:11 -0500<BR>Subject: RE: [CAUT] William Wolfram<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><SPAN class=218360903-08032005>Right on =
David!
</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=218360903-08032005>Wim, we seldom get 'our day =
in court'
even if we are right. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=218360903-08032005>Sincerely seeking specific =
feedback eases
tension, and helps us diagnose both pianist and piano.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=218360903-08032005>Most of all they feel 'heard', =
and it
tends to change their 'hearing'. </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=218360903-08032005></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV>Brad Smith, RPT<BR><A
href="http://www.smithpiano.com/">www.smithpiano.com</A><BR> =
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> David =
Ilvedson
[mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 07, 2005 =
8:49
PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [CAUT] William
Wolfram<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR>Wim,<BR><BR>It would be helpful if =
the
pianist had specific complaints. Action too heavy,
unresponsive.. treble doesn't sustain...any chance of conferring =
with the
artist? An email or letter, phone call to him would probably =
make him
feel like he's been taken seriously and YOU want to fix the problems =
(if
any)...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: <WIMBLEES@AOL.COM><BR>To:
<CAUT@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:21:59 EST<BR>Subject: =
[CAUT]
William Wolfram<BR><BR><FONT id=role_document face=Arial =
color=#000000>
<DIV align=left>The above named pianist played the Beethoven C =
minor on the
new Steinway, (the one I've been telling you about), with the =
Alabama
Symphony in our concert hall several weeks ago. Unfortunately, after =
the
concert, Mr. Wolfram supposedly made the comment "I will never come =
to
Tuscaloosa again if I have to play on this instrument". What didn't =
help is
that our local paper's critic heard about the comment, and trashed =
the
instrument in the paper. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Although I don't think the piano is as bad as it is being made =
out to
be, I am taking a lot of heat from the some of the faculty
members. I reminded them that 5 previous concert artists =
didn't
say anything about the piano. In fact, two of them had their choice =
between
our two grands, and chose the new one.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My question to you guys is this. Have any of you had any =
experience
dealing with Mr. Wolfram? I don't know the man, but have heard he is =
young
and inexperienced. I've heard, from you guys, that the =
better players
know how to play on any piano, but the less experienced =
are
more critical.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Wim
<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" =
PTSIZE="10">Willem Blees,
RPT<BR>Piano Tuner/Technician<BR>School of Music<BR>University of
Alabama<BR>Tuscaloosa, AL
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