<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3268" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Cambria Math; } @font-face { font-family: Calibri; } @font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @font-face { font-family: Verdana; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal-reply } P.basic { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-style-name: basic; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } LI.basic { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-style-name: basic; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } DIV.basic { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-style-name: basic; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } .MsoChpDefault { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-style-type: export-only } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="WORD-WRAP: break-word; khtml-nbsp-mode: space; khtml-line-break: after-white-space" vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Will,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have  a couple comments about NEESCO and the brochure.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>First of all, I will not be teaching my class. Sorry. However, I will be attending NEESCO. You simply have too many fabulous classes being offered. I don't want to miss any of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>(Just kidding about the class - I will teach - but I just know that I'll end up missing a pile of classes that I REALLY would love to attend!!!!)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>AND, on the last page where my class description appears, Terry Farrell is still incorrectly identified as an RPT. Hey, if you can change it with the home office, that's fine with me (although I really don't want anything that I haven't earned), but if not, then I suspect we should make sure to remove that designation. Terry Farrell is an Associate PTG Member. I'm not trying to be a pain - it doesn't bother me one bit - but I also know this is the type of thing that somebody could pick up on and make an issue of. Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>It really looks like you've put together a heck of a convention Will. I'm sure it will be a success.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=surfdog@metrocast.net href="mailto:surfdog@metrocast.net">Will Truitt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 28, 2008 6:11 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> FW: Wicked Awesome NEECSO seminar "Art, Craft,& Innovation " Class descriptions"</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> Will Truitt [mailto:surfdog@metrocast.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:46 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Wicked Awesome NEECSO seminar "Art, Craft, & Innovation "brochure<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">To the readers of the Pianotech List:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><BR>There have been some delays in getting our web site (<A href="http://www.ptg.org/neecso">www.ptg.org/neecso</A>) fully loaded with class descriptions and some other additional details, so I am taking this opportunity to post </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">a</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> pdf</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">with the class descriptions</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> as</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> an</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> attachment.  This will allow readers outside the Northeast Region to review </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">part of the</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">8 page brochure for the April 24 to 27<SUP>th</SUP> seminar.  We believe this seminar represents the finest regional our chapter has ever offered, and that we are breaking new ground in class formatting and offerings.   </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Highlights include:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">          35 classes by 29 instructors<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">          13 brand spankin’ new, never before seen classes  <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">          <B><I>Thrifty Thursday</I></B>, when 5 of the 6 one day classes being offered will be available for the additional fee of only $50 on top of seminar registration<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">          9 classes are available within the “Grand Action Restoration – Raising the Bar” series of classes.  Among them, Bruce Clark of Mason & Hamlin will be doing a 2 part class introducing the Wessell, Nickel, & Gross composite action parts – just coming on the market for retrofitting to our rebuilds<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">          A 2 day series of classes on soundboard design and construction presented by Ron Nossaman and Terry Farrell titled “Rib Crowned and Supported Soundboards – Towards A New Paradigm?”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">          “Of Mics and Men (Women and Pianos) – The Art of Recording the Piano”, presented by Barbara Pease Renner (a New York recording studio piano technician veteran) and her recording engineer husband Jack Renner (an 11 time grammy winner)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">          Other instructors include:  David Anderson, Steve Brady, Kent Webb, Wally Brooks, Don Manino, Andre & Christian Bolduc, David Stanwood, and many, many more!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">          Special seminar hotel rate of $99 per night at the Radisson Hotel.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Registration is presently available online at our web site at <A href="http://www.ptg.org/neecso">www.ptg.org/neecso</A> , as well as by mail.  <SPAN style="COLOR: black">Or contact:</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=basic><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Bill Ballard<BR>NEECSO '08 Registrar<BR>POB 84<BR>Saxtons River, VT 05154<BR><A href="mailto:neecso.registrar@ptg.org"><SPAN style="COLOR: black">neecso.registrar@ptg.org</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Air travelers can fly into the Manchester, N. H. airport and take the free hotel limo service to the hotel.    <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Please take the time to look at our brochure on the pdf.  We promise you, you’ll be glad that you did!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">Program Director, NEECSO 2008<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">                             <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>