<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <font face="Arial">It was a really excellent event, in my opinion. I know you would have enjoyed it John, and of course it would have been great to meet you. I'd like to get to Kansas, but can't make it as it clashes with something else for me.<br> <br> Quite apart from the great classes, I so agree with you about the displays! It's so good to be able to see different tools.  I must say I thought the Raeburn imoact levers were beautiful. In particular I was struck by the wonderful "butterfly" grand lever, which Nate let me try on a piece of pinblock with pins that they had on the stand.  I always wondered what an impact lever would feel like, and now I havwe a sense of it, and I like it.  Not cheap though!<br> <br> I bought a chopstick voicing tool, and Charles Falk's excellent string leveling gizmo.  The climate of opinion currently is favouring the use of the single needle shallow depth chopstick tool, used right on the striking point if necessary, I noted.<br> <br> Anyway, a great event, and hearty thanks to all those involved in staging it.<br> <br> Best regards,<br> <br> David Boyce.<br> <br> <br> <blockquote type="cite">I have enjoyed MARC in the past, they are extremely well organized. <div>i am just sorry I couldn't make it to this one.</div> <div>I would have enjoyed meeting you, having corresponded with you over the years.</div> <div>Too bad you couldn't have extended the trip, to see other things.</div> <div>I just love the displays, and being able to handle the tools.</div> <div>John Ross</div> <div>Windsor, Nova Scotia</div> P.S. I have misplaced your e-mail address.</blockquote> <br> </font> </body> </html>