North Carolina Convention

[Farrell]

Awww, gee Brian. What did you have to go and list all the classes for. I had
not even opened by NCRC brochure yet. I would eventually have lost it and
then I certainly would not have gone. Now YOU go and tempt me with all this
stuff. Classes I gotta have! Classes I've never seen offered before! Oh, the
rebuilding. Oh, the 19th Century pianos, Oh No tuning a $%&* spinet! Now I
gotta go. Where do I send my money. I'll have to reschedule some
appointments.......  Thanks allot Brian.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Trout" <btrout@desupernet.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: North Carolina Convention


> Hi Patrick,
>
> North Carolina Regional Convention - Thur. Oct 26, thru Sun. Oct. 29
(2000)
> Sheraton Capital Center Hotel, Raleigh, NC.
>
> Classes:
>
> Thursday, all day:  The Component Touchweight Balancing Revolution,  John
> Foy, RPT, instructor.
>
> Other classes:
>
> Action And Regulation:
>
> Action Geometry You Can Use -  Nick Gravagne, RPT
> Grand Regulation by Aftertouch - Laroy Edwards, RPT
>
> Business:
>
> The Cost of Being in Business - Anthony Pascone, RPT
> If You Did Not Earn $60,000 Last Year - Randy Potter, RPT
> Making Money in the Dark - Webb Phillips, RPT
> Selling Piano Climate Control - DamppChaser
>
> Historic Instruments:
>
> The Evolution of the Piano - Jack Wyatt, RPT
> Harpsichord Tuning, Regulating and Repair - John Watson
> How to Preserve Historic Pianos - John Watson
>
> Rebuilding:
>
> Add a Foot to Your Piano -- Rescale - Al & Dave Sanderson
> Dampers, Damper Assemblies & Damping - Del Fandrich, RPT
> Modifying the Piano for Better Sound - Del Fandrich, RPT
> Piano Inspection and Service Estimating - John Foy, RPT
> Rebuilding the Steinway Action with Steinway Parts: Avoid the Common
> Mistakes -
>      Nick Gravagne, RPT
> Setting Bearing and Notching Bridges - John Hartman, RPT
> Voicing the Renner Hammer - Rick Baldassin, RPT
>
> Service and Repair:
>
> Easy Servicing of Verticals - Jack Wyatt, RPT
> Hands-on Preparation for the Repair Section -- RPT Exam - (Instructors
TBA)
> Technicians in the Factory - Stacy Yoak, RPT
>
> Specialty Classes:
>
> Plates & Pins, Scales & Strings - Del Fandrich, RPT
> Practical Engineering Concepts - Garland O. Goodwin, RPT
> Preparation for the Technical Exam - Michael Carraher, RPT
> Preparing for the RPT Written Test - Garland O. Goodwin, RPT
> Steinway Patents and History - John Patton
>
> Teacher and Student Outreach:
>
> A Piano Owner's Guide to Peak Performance - Evelyn Smith, RPT
>
> Tuning:
>
> Advanced Reyburn CyberTuner Techniques - Dean Reyburn, RPT and Dave
>       Lamoreaux, RPT
> Aural Checks for Electronic Tuners - Randy Potter, RPT
> Musical Checks for Musical Tuning - Karen Hudson-Brown
> The Sound of Your Tuning - Don Mannino, RPT
> Taming the Wild Spinet with the SATIII - Al Sanderson, RPT
>
> (Please forgive me if I've misspelled a word or a name, or left off any of
> the appropriate letters after a name.  Any errors or omissions are not
> intentional.)
>
> That's the list as I have it.  I'm not ambitious enough to type out all of
> the class descriptions for you as well.  To my eye, it looks like a great
> lineup of classes, and I really would like to attend.  Hope the above
gives
> you just a little hint of what's planned.  If you just can't stand it, and
> you need to know what some of the course descriptions are, ask.  I'll see
> what I can do to send along a description, time and energy permitting.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Brian Trout
> Quarryville, PA
> btrout@desupernet.net
>
>
>