>In a message dated 97-10-24 20:20:24 EDT, Les Smith wrote: > ><< Anyway, at the risk of offending any of "Dr." Stevens friends and col- > leagues who may be on this list, I'll simply point out that as Will Rogers > once said, sometimes P.H.D. stands for "piled higher and deeper". >> I pulled out my copy of "Piano Tuning Repair & Rebuilding" and found that Stevens PHD is from is from the Free Protestant University, St. Andrews College, Great Britain. I must admit his book was the first complete text I read on piano technology and although he did have some bad ideas (putting mirrors on old uprights, using a hot glue gun to install keytops) it was a good general introduction to the profession at that time. After all, whom among us does not have repair skeletons in out closets? Rob Edwardsen, RPT 21 Courtenay Circle Pittsford, NY 14534-2101 716-586-1360 edwardsn@rpa.net
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