<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div>I have a terrific sounding Brewster player piano, but the keys are trash. I'd like a new set, but won't be dishing out 3K for them anytime soon. Solutions?<br /><br />Thumpe</div></td></tr></table> <div id="_origMsg_"> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif:font-size:10pt"> <br /> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"> <font size="2" face="Tahoma"> <hr size="1"> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span> </b> Laura Olsen <ajoyfulsound@gmail.com>; <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold:">To:</span> </b> <pianotech@ptg.org>; <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold:">Subject:</span> </b> Re: [pianotech] Laroy Edwards and Dale Erwin teem teach at Erwins piano rest. Sat the 18th <br> <b> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span> </b> Fri, Aug 10, 2012 12:28:14 PM <br> </font> <br> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">Wow.  What an opportunity.  Sounds like a great meeting.  I'd love to attend!<div>Have fun.</div><div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;font-size:medium;"><div>Laura Olsen</div><div>Barrington, IL</div><div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div> <br><div><div>On Aug 9, 2012, at 9:51 PM, Dale Erwin wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2">Just in case </font><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">anyone's</font><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" size="2"> in the area...come on down</font><br> <br> <div style="color:navy;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:10pt;clear:both;"><font size="1" color="royalblue"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><font color="black"><font color="mediumblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Dale Erwin R.P.T.<br> <font color="green">Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.</font><br> </font></font></font></b></font><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style:italic;"><b><font size="1"><font size="1" color="black"><font color="blueviolet"><font color="black"> <font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Mason & Hamlin</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">/Steinway/</font><font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">U.S. pianos</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> </font></font></font></font><font size="1" color="cornflowerblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com">www.Erwinspiano.com</a></font><font size="1"><br> </font><font size="1" color="crimson" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Phone: 209-577-8397</font><br> <font color="darkgreen"></font></font></b></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br>  </font></tt></tt></div> <div style="color:black;font-family:arial, helvetica;font-size:10pt;"> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_7024a33d-b9ef-4e7c-a0f0-d588435ed373"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"> <div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_7f6496f4-7b88-4521-bb8c-9b7323251ab4"> <div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_56fbbbff-e8ae-40b2-ba1e-27e9ded83ebd"><font> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica;color:black;font-size:10pt;"> <div style="color:navy;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:10pt;clear:both;"><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style:italic;"><b><font size="1"> <font color="darkgreen"></font></font></b></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br> </font></tt></tt></div> <div> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_f342cb43-5956-412e-bf72-0ca2e79b9be5"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" style="font-size:10pt;color:black;"><br> </font> <div class="Standard" style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#0000cd">Hello everyone,</font></span></div> <div class="Standard" style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#0000cd"> </font></span></div> <div class="Standard" style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#0000cd">On August 18<sup>th</sup> The Fresno and Modesto PTG chapters will be having a special combined meeting. This will be a wonderful opportunity for our chapters to get to know each other better and to be instructed by two very skilled RPT’s Dale Erwin and LaRoy Edwards. </font></span></div> <div class="Standard" style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#0000cd"> </font></span></div> <div class="Standard" style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#0000cd">LaRoy Edwards of the Fresno chapter will teach his ever popular class on "After touch", with a few items thrown in on tips and techniques to make grand action regulation a bit easier and more accurate.</font></span></div> <div class="Standard" style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#0000cd"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><br> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">His presentation is based on the many years as one of the primary developers and instructors of the Little Red Schoolhouse program taught by Yamaha for the last 41 years.<span style="">  </span>I personally learned how to regulate grands effectively from LaRoy.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;"><br> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;">LaRoy has a wonderful way of making complex comprehensive subjects comprehensible in his usual humble and concise style.<span style="">  </span>His class time will be approx. 1 1/2 hours.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;"></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#0000cd"> </font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#0000cd">Dale Erwin of the Modesto chapter will present 1 1/2 hours....or so... on,” Action ratios, Hammer weights and Regulation."<br> You ask...and how will that help me? <br> This presentation is based on a class presented at West-pac Utah in February. <br> We'll explore how hammer weight and key leverage affect everything we perceive and adjust in the grand piano action. This should dovetail with Laroys class nicely. Right Laroy?<br> A power point presentation helps make practical up close and personal hands on examples.<br> Using information from both classes should help you better serve your clients and your income earning potential.</font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> <font color="#0000cd" style="font-size:10pt;"> The Fresno chapter have expressed an interest as to how the re-introduction of the famous Weickert felt occurred and what this is all about. The opportunity to hear and play at least 1 Steinway B with Weickert hammers will be made available. </font><br> <font color="#0000cd" style="font-size:10pt;"> It’s a lot to pack in to a short time but it should be time well spent. I am looking forward for our two chapters to get to know each other. Please... feel free to invite folks from other chapters. </font><br> <font color="#dc143c"><br> <font size="4"> No Cost for attending.</font><br> <font size="2"> Where: Erwin’s Piano Restoration: </font><br> <font size="2"> At: </font><span class="yshortcuts" style="font-size:10pt;"><span id="lw_1343196485_1">4721 Parker rd. </span><br> <span class="yshortcuts">Modesto, CA 95357</span></span><br> <span class="skypepnhprintcontainer1343196389" style="font-size:10pt;">209-577-8397</span></font><span class="skypepnhmark1" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 205);"><span></span><span class="skypepnhcontainer"></span></span><span class="skypepnhfreetextspan" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 205);"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;"><span style=""></span></span></span><span class="skypepnhcontainer" style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0, 0, 205);"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;"></span></span></font></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif" color="#0000cd"><span class="skypepnhcontainer"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;"></span></span><span class="skypepnhmark1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;"></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;"><br> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;">Please R.S.V.P. to Dale Erwin or Larry Obrey if possible for a lunch head count. <br> Plenty of Parking.<br> <br> Starting at 10 am Sharp!! August 18th. Lunch at 12 ish. provided by both Chapters.<br> 2nd half resumes 1:30. Done by 3:30.<br> Plenty of air conditioning.</span></font></div> <div style="clear:both;"><tt><br> <br> </tt></div> <div style="font-size:10pt;"> <div id="AOLMsgPart_1_7024a33d-b9ef-4e7c-a0f0-d588435ed373"><font color="navy" size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br> <font size="4" style="font-family:arial, helvetica;color:black;font-size:10pt;"><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Hi </font><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">All</font></font> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica;color:black;font-size:10pt;"><font size="4"><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">  The Joint Fresno /Modesto chapter meeting is about a week </font></font></div> <div><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"> </font><font color="#000080"><font>(Sat the 18 th) away and So far we have about 20 folks signed up and more calling in from the other chapters. Some from Santa Clara, Santa Cruz possibly Sac. and Golden Gate. I kind of expect 30 ish people. Hey ...Bring a </font>friend<font>!</font></font></font></font></div> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica;color:black;font-size:10pt;"><font size="4"><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"> Should be a fun time. Lots of air conditioning if its hot. It will be hot!</font></font></div> <div style="font-family:arial, helvetica;color:black;font-size:10pt;"><font size="4"><font color="#000080" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">  Donated piano tools that will be given away as well as a couple door prizes donated by the Erwin crew</font></font></div> <br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></font></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </font> </div> </div> </div> </div> </font> </div> </div> </font></blockquote></div><br></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> </div>