In floor radiant heating

[David Ilvedson]

That should be "last name"...;-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 2/5/2007 4:11:01 PM
Subject: RE: In floor radiant heating


>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