<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Greg,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ryan Sowers, = RPT, is an excellent technician in that area.  360-705-4160 or <A href="mailto:ryan_sowers@bigfoot.com">ryan_sowers@bigfoot.com</A></FONT= ></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>jeannie</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, Piano = Techncians Journal <A href="mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net">mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net</A> = </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: = owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of GBOLES@AOL.COM Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 1:29 PM To: Pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Need tech in = Olympia, WA area to evaluate Gerhard Heintzman grand </DIV>Dear List,       I have a local customer who = has inherited a Gerhard Heintzman grand piano that is located in the = Olympia, Washington area. She would like an RPT in that area to evaluate = its condition and possibly do the restoration. The information she = gave me on the piano is listed below. If you live near that area, please = e-mail me privately of your interest in this project: GBOLES@aol.com. Thanks, Greg Boles Baton Rouge, LA <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Here is the info you requested: Need = RPT/Restoration Expert to appraise/asses for restoration --1902(atlas) or = 1907(family) Gerhard Heintzman/Toronto  6'2'' grand; = --serial #8699 --location:  near Olympia, Washington --case is rosewood or brazilian mahogany (lovely = brown to brownish red, w/ golden tones and dark black/purple striations) --needs some refinishing, at least on top and fallboard, maybe = one scratch on case --case, legs, and keys appear to be in quite = good to excellent shape --inside looks like new --beautiful; =  has large oval beading all around bottom of case; legs are large and = rounded, but taper to the floor, w/beading in the turnings at the top; =  there is flowery carving on the flat areas above the leg turnings; music = rack is solid. w/curved/flared edges and a leaf or vine-type, raised = design around the edge; has stool, not bench --had some restorative = work 30 or 40 years ago (new felts, new hammers, re-strung ), and has been = largely unused since then (has been closed, in living room, but has been = tuned intermittently, including a tuning last year);   -- was = purchased new as a wedding present, and has been kept in the family = ever since (2 homes). Any assistance you could give in locating a = qualified RPT/restorer would be much appreciated. = </BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>