<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Dave, Dale,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks for the information.  It makes sense that they wouldn't bar= ter with a service person..<IMG src="http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201d20638/13">.  Typical clientele= there is more likely to be movie stars and heads-of-state.  I hear the rooms there run close to 500$ a night.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Oh, well.  It doesn't hurt to try.  Dale, I didn't stop in at= the hotel when I was there, but I'd like to see the piano that you rebuilt.&nbsp= ; Wonder who's played on it over the years?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/15/2006 10:21:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, Erwinspiano@aol.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =3> <DIV><FONT size=3>Hi Dave </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Many years ago I had the privilege of rebuildin= g the 9 ft Steinway at the Awahnee Lodge, in Yosemite National Park.  I was= refereed for the Job by then regular technician Dennis Scott.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>    The piano was purchased originally = in 1927 from Sherman Clay S. F. & it went directly to the park & has = been there ever since.  It has a nice orignal board. with one shim. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>    It was given a new action & re-= strung waaaay back about 15 or more years ago.  As with man= y large institutions,  management seemd short sighted  & did n= ot wish to spend real money , or so it seems, to keep the instruments up.&nbs= p; I tried to work a resaonble deal with managemnt once upon a time for routine= service & they didn't even want to pay mileage.  & no pe= rks ie free rooms while working.  Even in spite of the fact that the pian= o gets played on average about 5 hours on an average day.  Go figure. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  I do not know who tunes  for them.</FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  It is stunningly beautiful  any time of year</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DI= V> <DIV></DIV>I don't know who tunes them but someone has for many years...Dale= probably knows...?  I've thought the same thing... <P><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-= LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Piannaman@aol.com<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: 1/15/2006 3:15:50 PM<BR>Subject: Pianos at th= e Awahnee in Yosemite?<BR><BR><FONT id=rolx_document face=Arial color=#0= 00000 size=2> <DIV align=left>HI folks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>This one's primarily for the northern California contingent.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I spent last weekend up in Yosemite.  While I was there, I heard that there were a couple of large Steinways at the Awahnee Hote= l in the valley.  I was wondering if anybody on this list tunes, or knows wh= o tunes them?  I was hoping to maybe get a barter deal for a night....</D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yosemite is beautiful in the winter.  Of the millions of tourists = who visit there each year, very few of them visit in the cold season.  Quit= e a peaceful experience.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Dave Stahl<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<U><BR><A href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</A></U></FONT><= /DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>