Hey,Carl! I was always under impression that piano tuners retire 7 years AFTER they die.You must be jocking,there is still work for you..we will miss you and you jokes. Enjoy it! Isaac > [Original Message] > From: Carl Meyer <cmpiano@comcast.net> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 3/17/05 3:54:28 PM > Subject: retirement > > This is to all the friends and enemies I've made on the list. No, I'm not > going away, even if some of you think I should. > > I'm pushing 75 from the wrong direction and my get up and go has got up and > gone. I have made the decision to quit teaching classes (except perhaps > locally), not to go to anymore conventions, drop my insurance and soon my > ptg membership. My priorities are changing. I have sleep apnea, don't > like to travel anymore and have a level of heart failure. I may try to > write a book entitled "Why I'm growing old kicking and screaming rather than > gracefully". > > Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not disgruntled, PO'ed or anything. I just > can't justify a level of participation like before. My sense of humor is > still intact, so don't vex me! > I consider all of you my friends, in spite of the disagreements I've had > with some. > > Now!! Let me tell you about my present project. For you who don't know > about it, there is a site called Pianocorder Resources. It describes how > Mark Fontana did a Masters thesis on archiving the music available in the > pianocorder to MIDI. many years ago. Now he has written a plug in to the > Win amp program to convert MIDI back to Pianocorder format so that with the > proper adapter you can play all the Pianocorder songs plus many other or any > midi on your pianocorder. > > I've rescaled/restrung a 1903 Mason/Hamlin upright, installed a pianocorder, > and am now playing my choice of about 50000 midi files. Great sport! I'm > not finished with the action yet. It needs new hammers, dampers and > regulation. I decided not to refinish it so that I wouldn't be tempted to > sell it. I've hardwired it but a wireless is available. > > I have some questions about the hammers. Subject of my next post! > > Thanks all. > > Carl Meyer PTG assoc > Santa Clara, Ca. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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