In floor radiant heating

[David Ilvedson]

Anyone with a last that starts with an I is OK with me...;-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: jimialeggio5 at comcast.net
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 2/4/2007 9:39:11 PM
Subject: In floor radiant heating


>Ah yes....  who am I... ahem...

>I am a pianist/composer who has chosen to make his living as a artisan 
>woodworker...
>I work in my own woodshop (Boston area) and am basically a master woodworker, 
>really knowing 
>wood, how to work it  and how it behaves...For work I've been reproducing historic 
>windows, curved and so forth for the last 20 years in my 1 man shop at the top end 
>of the 
>this particular niche, slowly working my way over to piano rebuilding/redesign, with a 
>particular 
>interest in small grands(believe it or not).  

>I am slowly  going through a self-directed apprenticeship in piano 
>rebuilding/redesign...
>By self-directed I mean the woodworking and engineering skills are already highly 
>developed,
>but I'm carefully selecting who I want to help fill in pieces of the piano knowledge 
>base
>that need developing. To that end, I'm in the Boston chapter and also have access 
>to the
>NH chapter, so I can fit particular questions to rebuilders with particular strengths.  
>Also had
>Del Fandrich do a full redesign (board, rib scale, optimised string scale, new treble 
>and bass
>bridges) of a Chickering 122 which I am completely rebuilding as a learning tool..very 
>helpful. 
>As well, I'm combing the archives for morsels, and reading anything I can get my 
>hands on, 
>and bugging techs as necessary. 

>Along those lines, I asked Del a couple of weeks ago to consider offering a week 
>long 
>redesign workshop, ie, not so much the hands on part of how to build the design, 
>but the 
>engineering/artistic concepts behind the spreadsheets and designs.  

>If any body else is interested in something like this, if Del knew there was in interest, 
>it
> might convince him to seriously consider doing it...maybe..

>Anyway, that's the short of it.  Thanks for asking.

>Jim I






>Clear. Simple.  Bam.  Thank you, o mystery guest. WHO ARE YOU, JIM I?  
>Some educated Rastafarian shaman from another dimension? Please tell  
>us about yourself and your piano story/passion/business.
>Best, and welcome----
>David Andersen
>Malibu, California