<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <title>RE: Enough Laminae for a Few Bridges</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> Terry<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> You provide us with way too much entertainment. And you make us extremely jealous of your woodworking abilities. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Dean<o:p></o:p> <u1:PersonName u2:st="on">Dean May</u1:PersonName>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></u1:City> <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</u1:State></st1:State>  <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</u1:PostalCode></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></u1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Farrell Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:07 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Enough Laminae for a Few Bridges<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> Hey, ya know, I'm glad you asked that. I have now been in this business long enough that I think I can stop fibbing about how long I have been in this business! The first time I saw the inside of a piano was in the fall of 1997. I ordered the Randy Potter course on December 31, 1997. I tuned my first piano for pay in April, 1998. And I tuned my first piano for pay that sounded okay in June 1998.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> You know, I build soundboards and ribs and all sorts of belly stuff, and I think I build them to a pretty high standard. But much of that is because I've done a lot of woodwork in the past - that part of this business comes to me more easily than other parts. Like if someone could teach me how to voice a piano - hey, if I knew how to do that, I might be a REAL piano technician!<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> I think most of us that like what we do tend to excel in some area but are often puzzled (or at least I hope there is someone else out there like me!) by other tasks that some techs could do with their eyes closed. Like Clint said: "A man's got to know his weaknesses." I just stay away from voicing (and a few other things...)! Hey, maybe some day I'll even learn how to set a temperament!!!<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> But thanks - that's a nice thing to say.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Terry Farrell<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Stictly on the up-and-up from now on!<o:p></o:p> </div> <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> <div> ----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p> </div> <div style='font-color:black'> From: <a href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net" title="ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title="pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:27 AM<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Subject: RE: Enough Laminae for a Few Bridges<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> Hey Terry,<o:p></o:p> How many years has it been since you began?  Man, you've come a long way...<o:p></o:p> David Ilvedson, RPT <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Pacifica</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94044</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> Original message From: Farrell <MFARREL2@TAMPABAY.RR.COM>  </MFARREL2@TAMPABAY.RR.COM>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> Received: 11/28/2007 8:48:11 PM Subject: Enough Laminae for a Few Bridges<o:p></o:p> Holy Hanna - hold the phone! My biggest bridge production yet. Three bridges with 10 maple, six ebony, and three mahogany laminations for each bridge. Yowzer! Cut, cut, cut, chop, chop, chop....  and sand, sand, sand..... glue, glue, glue (tomorrow!!!).....<o:p></o:p> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <img border=0 width=568 height=426 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01C832D8.5B984650" align=baseline><o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Terry Farrell Farrell Piano, Inc.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.farrellpiano.com/">www.farrellpiano.com</a> <a href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <a href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com"> </a> <o:p></o:p> </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>