Piano 300

[Wimblees@AOL.COM]

I thought the exhibit was very good. Like others,.I wish the PTG could have 
been mentioned more, but I guess even being in the exhibit was a plus for all 
of us. Like Carol said, it's better than nothing at all. We were the only 
piano technicians group mentioned. That says something for us. 

When I arrived on the Sunday before the convention, a lady was trying to 
regulate the giant action model at the entrance to the exhibit hall. The 
hammer was hitting the wire too hard, causing it to break. With Randy 
Potter's help, as well as several other technicians, I told the lady what 
screws to turn, to reduce the power of the hammer. The main problem was that 
the rep spring wasn't tight enough. Unfortunately, the wire used in this 
model wasn't easy to bend. I don't know if they ever got to work right. 

My biggest disappointment was that the Piano 300 posters that were next to 
the cash register in the gift shop were not for sale. 

Willem Blees