<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Thank you so much, brother. I was really sad I couldn't be there. Norman meant a lot to me. So happy he was honored so fully...as I was sitting quietly that afternoon, listening to two awesome musicians recording complex, super-emotional music, I realized how many countless hours Norman had listened to some of the finest players in the world do their thing, aided by his mastery. What a life we have. Thank you, Norm, for the constant inspiration and the slight fear and intimidation: a great teaching mix.</div><div>I'll always remember you.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Aug 24, 2011, at 7:09 AM, Alan Eder <<a href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><font color="black" size="2" face="arial"> <div style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:10pt;color:black"> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_7a8cefbc-22d0-491f-8ed2-dd54b5d6f9f6"> <font color="black" size="2" face="arial"> <div style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:10pt;color:black"> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_b5915130-8806-4938-80e0-fa14d3cee3e4"> <font color="black" size="2" face="arial"> <div style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:10pt;color:black"> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> <div><blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial"> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_dbfe4d95-d7f3-4eae-a9af-459f16d11f16"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">Hey David,</span></div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_dbfe4d95-d7f3-4eae-a9af-459f16d11f16"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial"> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for checking in about this, particularly since I was wanting to share something of last Sunday's celebration of Norman Neblett with the list anyway.  </font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We held forth in the prestigious Colburn School's Thayer Hall.  Many different people spoke, both from texts they had prepared in advance and extemporaneously, some reading contributions sent in by those who were not able to be there personally, but took the time to thoughtfully make their appreciation of Norm known.  Those who spoke included Richard Davenport and Rick Baldassin (the guys who really made this special event happen); Kayoko Forrest and </font><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span">David Kreisberg (former fellow salespeople at the legendary David Abell piano store); Ryan Robinson (Sound Engineer from Warner Bros.); Kathy Smith and David Vanderlip;</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span"> Ed Hilbert, Laroy Edwards, Pamella Consoli, </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span">Ed Whitting, Norm's children Carol and Brad, and his grandson, Stefan, and me.  People who sent in texts to be read included Jims Coleman, Sr. & Jr., Steve Kim (Samick), Ben McKlveen, Chris Robinson, Mark Hullibarger, Jack Brand (of Wurzen felt), Paolo Fazioli, and Lloyd Meyer.  Interspersed amongst the many live spoken-word segments were video clips of Norm himself (from an interview shot only weeks before his death, by Richard, Rick and me), and daughter Carol (formerly of the Metropolitan Opera), singing "Summertime," ably accompanied by Richard's wife, Jeanne, on the beautiful Kawai concert grand, so well maintained by Colburn's Head Piano Technician, Kevin Stock (who graciously made the facility available to us).  Ed Whitting also treated us to his pianism.  Neema Pazargad and I documented the proceedings with two video cameras.  Among those in attendance were the chapter presidents of the L. A., Pomona Valley, Orange County and South Bay chapters of PTG in Southern California.</span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span"><br> </span></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">People do not normally sit riveted for three hours plus, listening to people talk, but the intensely positive focus of the afternoon created an atmosphere of group meditation.  I don't recall anyone so much as getting out of their seat until someone had to leave to catch a flight, two and a half hours into it (and at that point, we were already an hour beyond our planned ending time).  It was a fitting tribute to one of the true giants of our field, and speaking for myself, if not others in attendance, it was a good start towards comprehending Norm's particular greatness and absorbing our loss of him.</font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As I mentioned in my closing remarks on Sunday, the experience Richard, Rick and I had videotaping hours of interview with Norm has already served as a template for others.  We plan to write up what we've learned from the process and make it available, as an encouragement </font><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span">to others</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span"> to honor as many of our deserving senior members as possible with this kind of video tribute.</span></div> <div><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="Apple-style-span"><br> </span></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks,</font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Alan Eder</font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> </font></div> <div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">P. S. I should soon be getting a copy of a power point segment put together by Rick Baldassin of what we may call "The Gospel According to Norm."  I will forward it to the list ASAP.</font></div> <div><br> <div style="CLEAR: both"></div> <br> <br> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message-----<br> From: David Andersen <<a href="mailto:david@davidandersenpianos.com"><a href="mailto:david@davidandersenpianos.com">david@davidandersenpianos.com</a></a>><br> To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a></a>><br> Sent: Mon, Aug 22, 2011 6:57 am<br> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Norman Neblett Celebration<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc">Mr. Eder, et.al.----How was the memorial? My concert grand was being recorded on at the Arnold Schoenberg house yesterday, and I was on stand-by until 6PM. So, so sorry to miss it, but Norman would have understood...can you give us a thumbnail sketch of the event, Alan? <div>DA</div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> <div> <div>On Aug 18, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Alan Eder wrote:</div> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type="cite"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial"> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial"> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5"> <style>#AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 td{color: black;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"Wingdings 2"; panose-1:5 2 1 2 1 5 7 7 7 7;} #AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 p.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 li.MsoNormal,#AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 div.MsoNormal {margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} #AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 a:link,#AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 a:visited,#AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} #AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} #AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} #AOLMsgPart_1_d5b2d0b3-ad97-4659-962e-2a67a66681e1 #AOLMsgPart_1_086df123-5821-46fa-8e8a-e01da6b98bbc #AOLMsgPart_1_8c0c0661-1008-406c-9c77-0203ba1ed19b #AOLMsgPart_1_a78223e8-e000-4349-9fcf-978ee7d2c7f5 div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} </style> <div class="WordSection1"> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Norman H. Neblett</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">October 23, 1921 – July 3, 2011</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">A Celebration of His Life</span></div> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "></span> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 20pt">Sunday, August 21, 2011</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">2:00 PM – 4:00 PM</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">The Colburn School – Thayer Hall</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">200 South Grand Avenue</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Los Angeles, CA  90012</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "></span> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Please join us in remembering Norman for </span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">his enormous impact on piano technology and </span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">our lives.</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ">hg</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">The family wishes donations to be made to the</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">PTG Foundation in Norman's name.</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ">hg</span></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: "></span> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Colburn School is located on the east side of Grand Avenue, one block south of 1<sup>st</sup> Street, diagonally across the street from the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The main entrance to the school is located at 200 South Grand Avenue between 2<sup>nd</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> Streets.</span></div> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Parking for the Colburn School:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> There are several local parking structures that are available for a reasonable fee. We recommend the public parking at Walt Disney Concert Hall. <b></b></span></div> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11.25pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.5pt" class="MsoNormal"><a title="http://www.laphil.com/visit/visit-parking.cfm" target="_blank" href="http://www.laphil.com/visit/visit-parking.cfm"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.laphil.com/visit/visit-parking.cfm</span></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></div> <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 11.25pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1.5pt" class="MsoNormal"><a title="http://www.colburnschool.edu/page.cfm?p=1380" target="_blank" href="http://www.colburnschool.edu/page.cfm?p=1380"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">www.<b>colburnschool</b>.edu/page.cfm?p=1380</span></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: ; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </font></div> </div> </font></blockquote></div> <br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </font></div> </font></blockquote></div> </font> </div>  </div> </font> </div>  </div> </font> </div>  </div> </font></div></blockquote></body></html>