<div> Aww, gee, scuff, scuff. :-) Thanks Stan. And thanks for the superb organization of the Seminar!<br> <br> P<br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: J. Stanley Ryberg <jstan40@sbcglobal.net><br> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 4:27 pm<br> Subject: Central East Regional Seminar<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_3b4cf0cd-cadb-4556-aa0c-c98a7f8966ce"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit;" valign="top"><strong><font color="#c00000" face="comic sans ms">Thank you, Paul!  As one of the people charged with planning this Seminar, I'd like to add that Paul is much too modest...he was also one of our stellar faculty and presented a class that opened eyes throughout the community of attendees that we enjoyed.  We are grateful to all of our faculty...and Paul was a large part of that!</font></strong><br> <br> <div><font face="comic sans ms"><strong><font color="#c00000">Stan Ryberg <br> Barrington IL <br> <u><a href="mailto:jstan40@sbcglobal.net">jstan40@sbcglobal.net</a></u></font></strong></font></div> <div><strong><u><font color="#c00000" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></u></strong> </div> <div> <h1 id="EC_message_view_subject">Recent Central East Regional Seminar</h1> <div class="EC_date" id="EC_message_view_date">Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:39 PM</div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <div class="EC_vcard"> <div class="EC_row"> <div class="label">From: </div> <div class="EC_details"> <div class="EC_abook"><span class="EC_email"><a href="mailto:paulrevenkojones@aol.com">paulrevenkojones@aol.com</a></span></div> <div class="EC_clearFloat"></div> </div> <div class="EC_clearFloat"></div> </div> <div class="EC_row"> <div class="label">To: </div> <div class="EC_details"><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a></div> <div class="EC_clearFloat"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 5px;"> <div id="EC_yiv1746874890"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">List:<br> <br> We just ended the Central East Regional Seminar in Des Plaines, Illinois, right outside of Chicago, and I have to tell you that, if you want a model of how to implement and run a seminar, you shouldn't look much further than this one.<br> <br> We had about 100 attendees registered, lots of tuning and techncal tests, terrific classes (kudos to Dale Erwin and David Andersen, Wally Brooks, Anne Garee and Bob Marinelli), like 200 plus years of experience in two days, and lots of good music, ending up with two of Chicago's best known blues musicians who played for over two hours for us after dinner on Saturday. <br> <br> If you want to go to the school's News and Events page to see a bit more, the address is <a href="http://pianotechschool.com/announcements.html" target="_blank">http://pianotechschool.com/announcements.html</a>. Congratulations to all who passed their tests (congratulations to all who <u>took</u> tests!), and congratulations to new RPT David Peterson!<br> <br> Paul<br> <br> ps Dale and David...why is it that even when we're in the same town we can't find the time to sit down and talk?!<br> </font></div> </div> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div>  <div id='MAILCIAMB021-5c4548f3c4e910a' class='aol_ad_footer'><BR/><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"></HR>McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - <a href="http://toolbar.aol.com/elections/download.html?ncid=emlweusdown00000002">Download Now!</a></FONT> </div>