Apologies to the list. I meant to send this to Mr. Andersen only, but my itchy trigger finger prevailed! (At least there wasn't anything expressed too indelicately!). <div><br> </div> <div>Sorry 'bout that,</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Alan Eder<br> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: reggaepass@aol.com<br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:47 am<br> Subject: Re: My "new" website<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_4a239055-3af9-46ab-9c1c-aad7123856f9"> Hi David, <div><br> </div> <div>Congrats on the new website!</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Say, I just heard that REDCAT is going to go ahead and have their D rebuilt. Do you know anything about what they will be renting in the meantime? I haven't heard a peep from them about it since Richard and I were down there to evaluate it (which was quite a while ago). I don't know whether or not you have been in their loop on this. If not, could this be an opportunity to present Steingreaber to the uninitiated?<br> <br> </div> <div>All the best with your hand surgery,</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Alan Eder</div> <div><br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: David Andersen <<a href="mailto:david@davidandersenpianos.com">david@davidandersenpianos.com</a>><br> To: Pianotech Pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br> Sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 8:57 am<br> Subject: My "new" website<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_08dbec86-dd07-4ea4-adef-b3b0e0a7f480"> My friends--- <div><br> </div> <div>After an eternity---seems like---my vastly redesigned website is UP, baby......</div> <div><br> </div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.davidandersenpianos.com">www.davidandersenpianos.com</a></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Turn your speakers up, because the song player is excellent; my website builder did an amazing job of balancing file size and load time.</div> <div>Scroll down the song player and see all the selections, all of which were recorded using one of our pianos.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>You'll find it a LOT easier to navigate through than the old site, I hope. And we have a whole new Steingraeber "wing" as well.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Some comments from my trusted "beta testers:" </div> <div><br> </div> <div>"Dude, it's great. I use it like a radio in my shop---" <b>David Stanwood</b></div> <div><br> </div> <div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">"Yes<b> sir</b>..very nice. You, sir, are an inspiration. 'Daughters' (the first song on the site's song player) made me cry---" <b>Phil Bondi</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">"This is awesome. It looks like it cost 3 million dollars." <b> Dale Erwin </b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-b ottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><br> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Arial" style="font: 13.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">"Did a quick look at the website. Mahhhhhvelous, dahlin'.</span></font></font></div> <div style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" style="font: 13.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><font face="Arial" style="font: 13.0px Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">It would be even better if there were a link to my website, ya b@#$$#*& s$#@*&!" </span></font></font><font face="Wingdings" style="font: 13.0px Wingdings"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">J <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "> <b>Michael Spreeman</b></span></span></font></font></span></font></div> <div style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><br> </div> <div style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><br> </div> <div style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">"'Daughters' continues to haunt me - inspire me - send me back to hear it again and again.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">The sound of that piano has me curious: is that [a] Steingraeber? How was it miked?" <b>Phil Bondi</b></div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">Great questions, Phil. Those, and other good questions, inspired me to work on a new section: "About the Song Player," which will give the tech specs for each tune: the piano, the player, the recording setup. Keep checking back.</div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0 px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br> </div> <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; ">Anyway, please enjoy the fruits of a team effort. Olaf Sjenna, from Toronto, is the man. 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