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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I are too! I hope I =
haven't
brought too much infamy in on Randy, though. An excellent resource for =
people
who are starting out.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 06, 2002 3:03 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Newbie; Cleaning
actions</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Well, someone on this list is!<BR><BR>Terry =
Farrell<BR>
<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Greg Newell" <<A
=
href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">gnewell@ameritech.net</A>><BR>To=
:
<<A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Sent:
Monday, May 06, 2002 5:57 PM<BR>Subject: Re: Newbie; Cleaning
actions<BR><BR><BR>>
Terry,<BR>> =
Ooops!
1984 gradgeeit of Perkins School. Nice try though.<BR>> <BR>>
Greg<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> At 05:48 PM 5/6/2002, you
wrote:<BR>> >Randy Potter Course - excellent. I are a Randy =
Potter
gra-gee-it too! <BR>> >Several on this list are. I think Greg =
Newell is
going through it now. Am <BR>> >I right Greg, or did I goof =
up?<BR>>
><BR>> >Terry Farrell<BR>> ><BR>> >----- Original =
Message
-----<BR>> >From: "Claudia Cimenti" <<A
=
href="mailto:claudia_cimenti@mail.com">claudia_cimenti@mail.com</A>>=
<BR>>
>To: <<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>> =
>Sent:
Monday, May 06, 2002 3:34 PM<BR>> >Subject: Re: Newbie; Cleaning =
actions<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > > All,<BR>> >
><BR>> > > I would like to thank all of you for welcoming =
me to
the list, and for <BR>> > your<BR>> > > replies to my
question!<BR>> > ><BR>> > > I am fortunate that my =
husband
is very much into heavy-duty tools, and we<BR>> > > have an =
air
compressor in our garage. "No dear, I can't just get the 110<BR>> =
> >
Volt one, that would not be powerful enough..." :) So I started
dusting<BR>> > > with that yesterday (after vacuuming first), =
to get
rid of 100+ year <BR>> > old dust.<BR>> > ><BR>> =
> > I
have taken the action apart. The assemblies are still very dark =
with<BR>>
> > dirt. The next step will be to get that clean.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > To answer some of the questions that were
asked:<BR>> > ><BR>> > > > What brand of =
piano are
you working on?<BR>> > > It is an "S.R. Leland & Sons,
Worcester". Since I'm in MA, I assume it's<BR>> > > =
Worcester, MA. I
could not find any info at all about this company on the<BR>> > =
>
Internet, and the person that gave it to me said that there is no
mention<BR>> > > in it in the Pierce Piano Atlas either. Must =
be a
stencil brand. <BR>> > Obviously,<BR>> > > I do not =
expect to
make any $$ off my rebuilding endeavor. The experience<BR>> > =
> in
itself is enjoyable and rewarding. For a person on the steep end of
the<BR>> > > learning curve there is no better thing than =
getting
their hands dirty on<BR>> > > the real thing (pun =
intended).<BR>>
> ><BR>> > > > Just curious, where are you =
taking a
piano technology course?<BR>> > > I am taking the Randy =
Potter
correspondence course. Given that I haven't<BR>> > > quit my =
day job
yet and do a lot of business travel, this is a perfect way<BR>> =
> >
for me to get started.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Thanks =
again for
the warm welcome.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Regards,<BR>> =
>
> /Claudia<BR>> > ><BR>> =
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