<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:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space;-khtml-line-break: after-white-space'> <div class=Section1> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> From: Will Truitt [mailto:surfdog@metrocast.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:46 PM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: Wicked Awesome NEECSO seminar "Art, Craft, & Innovation "brochure<o:p></o:p> </div> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> <div> To the readers of the Pianotech List:<o:p></o:p> 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 a pdf with the class descriptions as an attachment.  This will allow readers outside the Northeast Region to review part of the 8 page brochure for the April 24 to 27th 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.    <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Highlights include:<o:p></o:p>           35 classes by 29 instructors<o:p></o:p>           13 brand spankin’ new, never before seen classes  <o:p></o:p>           Thrifty Thursday, 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>           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>           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>           “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>           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>           Special seminar hotel rate of $99 per night at the Radisson Hotel.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 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.  Or contact:<o:p></o:p> Bill Ballard NEECSO '08 Registrar POB 84 Saxtons River, VT 05154 <a href="mailto:neecso.registrar@ptg.org">neecso.registrar@ptg.org</a><o:p></o:p> Air travelers can fly into the Manchester, N. H. airport and take the free hotel limo service to the hotel.    <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 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> <o:p> </o:p> Will Truitt<o:p></o:p> Program Director, NEECSO 2008<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p>                              <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>