<!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 6.00.6000.16441" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>Hi, all,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I just want you all to know about a very significant event at Kansas City.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>                                         A Seminar on the Conservation of Pianos</DIV> <DIV>                                        Friday Morning, First and Second Periods</DIV> <DIV>                                     Sponsored by CAUT, Open to ALL Registrants</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Laurence Libin, former Keyboard Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and now Honorary Curator with Steinway and Sons, will lead off the event with a lecture on piano conservation.  Second period will be a panel of 5 expert members, Mr. Libin, Anne Acker, Stephen Birkett, Ken Eschete and Del Fandrich.  This is a world-class panel, and you don't want to miss it!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As piano technicians we are in great need of guidance when facing an older instrument, often not knowing what to advise or whether we should rebuild.  We run the risk of permanently altering important history simply by practicing our trade....and this seminar will help us to understand when we need to consider other, less invasive options.   I hope this seminar will have a large impact on the rapid destruction of historical instruments - including the pianos we often take for granted, early Steinways, Bechsteins, Knabes, and....the unknown Boston piano we aren't sure what to do with!    That can only happen if you attend.  Come learn, discuss, and begin to make a positive difference!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>CAUT technicians should be especially expert with early pianos, and in a position to give good advice or service.  But all technicians should know the ethics and resources of piano conservation.  This is a first for the PTG, an opportunity to engage with experts from the fields of museum conservation, organology (the academic study of musical instruments) and early piano restoration.  You don't want to miss it!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bill Shull, RPT, M.Mus., Coordinator, Piano Conservation Seminar</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:bdshull@aol.com">bdshull@aol.com</A></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.periodpianos.org">www.periodpianos.org</A></DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.shullpiano.com"></A> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">See what's free at <A title="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>