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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd LOVE to, but that is just not possible at this
time in my life. Maybe if I was 20, but I'm almost 40 with 3 kids and a mortage.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sam Choy</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=ed440@mindspring.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 02, 2006 6:47 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Newbe question</DIV>
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<DIV>Samuel-</DIV>
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<DIV>Is there any way you could go for the nine month residency training in
Boston or Ontario?</DIV>
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<DIV>My estimate is that within three years you will have recouped your dollar
investment in earnings, and will be receiving tremendous payoffs in ease of
work, confidence, and quality of reputation.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ed Sutton<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
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Message----- <BR>From: Samuel Choy <SAM@SCPIANOSERVICE.COM><BR>Sent: May 1,
2006 10:05 AM <BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org <BR>Subject: Newbe question
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A little introduction,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I recently completed the American School of
Piano Tuning program and am starting a business, part time at first, as a
piano technician. But I am very serious, I've been 10 years in the corporate
world and am very sick of it. Seems kind of risky to plan to leave a good
paying job at a large company, but I hate what I do now and love
pianos.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, I thought the American School of Piano
Tuning program was pretty good. There was a link to it off the RTP Web site,
so I didn't think that it could be all that bad. However, I don't feel like
I have all the skills I need. I feel like I know just enough to be
dangerous. So to practice, I bought myself an old Kimball grand piano
(built in the 30s) that was in horrible shape with the intent to fix it up.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The sound board is cracked, the ivories are
cracked, the hammers are deeply grooved, and it needs to be restrung. In the
action, it looks like a lot of the felts are worn and should be replaced.
And it needs to be refinished.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At worse, I think that this will be a good
education, at best, if I do good job refurbishing it, I could at least get
my money back if not make some.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Did any of you do anything like
this?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, sorry if this is an old question, but is
liquid hide glue as good as the hide glue you have to mix in a heating
pot?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nice to meet all of you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sam Choy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Samuel Choy Piano
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