Randy Potter's Seminar

[Avery Todd]

Maybe you have a piano dealer in your area that could help? That's where I
got a LOT of my early experience. Of course, he'd also been a tech before he
became a dealer. But when one is learning, a dealer can be a great source of
experience!

Avery Todd

On 9/26/07, Michael Magness <IFixPianos at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> On 9/23/07, Rick Osborne <rve at bvunet.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Terry,
> >
> > I find it very interesting that you had no help from any technicians
> > in your area.  I find myself in a similar position.  Now to be fare,
> > I have some help from a local piano technician/rebuilder in the area
> > in which I live from time to time, but his time is very limited.  My
> > question to you and anyone else  who is currently or who has dealt
> > with the same situation iS "HOW DO YOU DO IT!!
> > Randy's course is wonderful, and I have learned a great deal from it,
> > but I am having a very difficult time getting any hands-on practice.
> > For one thing, I don't have the room to bring in an old used piano to
> > work on.  For another, the time factor is a real problem.  It isn't
> > the tuning; it's learning the repair and regulation.  Trust me; I'm
> > not complaining, but if anyone has any helpful suggestions, I would
> > love to read them.  Thanks.
> >
> > Rick Osborne
> > rve at bvunet.net
> > www.rickosborne.net
> >
> >
> > > Hi Rick & Michelle,
> > >
> > > I agree with all the comments. After completing Randy's course, I
> > > went to his week-long summer session about ten years ago. I found
> > > it to be very informative - perhaps especially for me as I did the
> > > course completely on my own - I did not have any local techs to
> > > work with.
> > >
> > > I really wanted to respond to this thread to comment on Ward
> > > Guthrie & tuning. The guy is amazing. I describe him as a
> > > "performance tuner" - not indicating that the fruits of his tunings
> > > are worthy of a piano performance (which, of course they are), but
> > > rather that just watching and listening to Ward tune a piano is
> > > "performance art" in itself. I'm talking about a person whose
> > > consciousness transcends to a different level when he tunes a piano
> > > - much like when Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaugn
> > > go (or went) to a different place while playing their guitars. Ah,
> > > well, whatever - just really cool to watch a true master at his
> > > craft. It's been ten years since I saw him tune a piano, but it is
> > > still as vivid in my mind as the day I saw him. He sure has my
> > > respect.
> > >
> > > Terry Farrell
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> Hi Rick.  I attended Randy's seminar last January and plan to go
> > >> back for
> > >> the Advanced in Jan 08.  The seminar is full of long days, tons of
> > >> information, helpful one-on-one with the instructors, and 3 meals
> > >> a day
> > >> together which is a good time to visit.
> > >>
> > >> Randy asks that you be very familiar with the beginning chapters
> > >> of the
> > >> written course before you attend but I felt like some of the
> > >> students were
> > >> really just starting out.  I was wishing they had an Intermediate
> > >> course
> > >> with more in depth information on repair/regulation.  Ward Guthrie
> > >> did some
> > >> fabulous lectures on basic as well as more complex tuning principles!
> > >>
> > >> I have heard through the grapevine that they are planning to do
> > >> more of a
> > >> beginning/intermediate/advanced format this year but I don't know
> > >> that for
> > >> sure.
> > >>
> > >> Concerning what you can do to prepare, read, read, and read
> > >> again.  Then
> > >> start trying out the aural tuning concepts taught in the course.
> > >> Be solid
> > >> on setting your A, understand the contiguous 3rds concept, and start
> > >> memorizing Randy's tuning sequence.  I know this is a lot, but it
> > >> will help
> > >> you maximize the time/money you are about to spend.
> > >>
> > >> By the way, I would highly recommend the pre-seminar.  It's full of
> > >> miscellaneous topic discussions and getting to know the people
> > >> with whom you
> > >> will spend the next 7 days!
> > >>
> > >> You're welcome to e-mail me if you have any other questions.  Have
> > >> a great
> > >> day!
> > >>
> > >> Michelle Smith
> > >> Smith Piano Service
> > >> Bastrop, Texas
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> In January, I plan to attend Randy Potter's seminar in Bozeman, Mt.
> > >> I know that some of you, in the past, have attended.  First, is it
> > >> all it is cracked up to be?  In other words, do you get a real hands-
> > >> on education? Are the days as full of information and training as his
> > >> brochure suggests?  Secondly, and this is important, would you go
> > >> back for further training?  Finally, for those of you who have
> > >> attended, what can I do between now and then in order to truly
> > >> benefit from this week long seminar?  Any info. would be greatly
> > >> appreciated.
> > >>
> > >> Rick Osborne
> > >
> >
> > Hi Rick, I agree with Terry but I understand that some folks have
> limitations about what they can do. So if you cannot acquire a piano of your
> own go to your church or a school and ask to let you work on some of their
> old pianos. My experience with many church Sunday school pianos and school
> practice room pianos is even a beginner can't make them much worse and would
> probably be able to improve them!
>
>
> --
> Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View
> life as a continuous learning experience.
> - Denis Waitley
>
>
> Michael Magness
> Magness Piano Service
> 608-786-4404
> www.IFixPianos.com <http://www.ifixpianos.com/>
> email mike at ifixpianos.com
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