<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV align=left>Educating as in Ed(ucating)?  = This is how he describes his work?   If so, I wouldn't= think the administration would want it= re-(Ed)ucated...;-]</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David Ilvedson</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>----- Original message= ----------------------------------------><BR>From: Ryan= Sowers <<A= href="mailto:pianorye@yahoo.com">pianorye@yahoo.com</A>><BR>T= o: Pianotech <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>><BR>Rec= eived: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:35:19 -0700 (PDT)<BR>Subject: Ed= McMorrow (was How much friction? )</DIV> <DIV align=left><BR>Oh yes, he is still busy educating pianos in= the Seattle area. He had the performing art center (Benaroya= Hall) gig for a while a couple of years ago. I had a chance to= play the D that he had educated for them. I remember liking the= piano, however the administration decided the piano need to be= re-educated so they hired Doug Wood, last I heard, to bring it= back to the realm of normalcy, I imagine. I'm sure some of the= Seattle techs are more up to date on all that. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I've also played a couple of his rebuilds in his shop in= south Seattle. He also occasionally brings one of his= pianos to a regional conference. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>His instruments definitely have their peculiar character:= Some thinks its great others can't stand it. I appreciate his= excellent workmanship but I'm not sure its my cup of= tea.<BR><BR><B><I>David's Email= <ilvey@sbcglobal.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT:= 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So Ryan, how many of Ed's= pianos have you run into?   I haven't seen a one in= the Bay Area.  I suppose the North Coast has a= few...?  Does Ed still do this sort of thing?  = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David I.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial= size=2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR>Ryan= Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter<BR>Pianova Piano= Service<BR>Olympia, WA <P> <HR SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A= href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/aac/*http://promot= ions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/ease.html">Yahoo! Mail Address= AutoComplete</A> - You start. We finish. </BODY></HTML>