<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>Dear = list,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>I = wish to communicate the update of the Europiano Congress web page. Inside you = will find all the information.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>See : = <A href="http://www.ciresafiemme.it/">www.ciresafiemme.it</A>  (link = Europiano)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>The = technical classes are now definitive.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>I = think we have something really interesting like:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN = class=180321121-28032000>first show of a research over  grand and upright action parts sequence = movements shooting with an high velocity video camera. The results are really = amazing. The research was done from the German piano maker master Mr. Enzenauer and = Mr. Hahn teacher by the Ludwigsburg piano maker school.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>Eng. = Paolo Fazioli will held class over the soundboard construction philosophies.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=180321121-28032000>A class over a research regarding  the piano sound generation = process <SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA">physical characteristic and other <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">aspects = held form the University of Padova Centro di sonologia computazionale.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">Mr. Hayashida from Yamaha piano division = will held a class over action construction and function with a large view over other = aspect like strings termination, play technics and touch related to piano = sound etc..</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">Steinway & Sons Hamburg will reports = over the Steinway  patent.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">Two Italian colleague will held two = practical classes</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">. Mr. Salvatore Malcangi will show the best = way to do a <SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA">conservative repair of damaged keyboard. </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA">Mr. Giovanni Bettin will show <SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana">a method for optimize the soundboard downbearing and consequential hammer strike = point setting.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN = lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mr. Dietrich Dotzek will = held an useful class over<STRONG> </STRONG><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA">Performance improvements of old grand piano actions.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN = lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">In the program there are = Historical class too.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN = lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN = lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The concerts program is of = top class.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN = lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN = lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">You are all welcome, it = should be a pleasure for us to have here some American colleagues.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: = 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: IT; mso-bidi-language: = AR-SA"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </SPAN>    </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>  </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>       &nbs= p;   Best regards</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=180321121-28032000>Technical committee president</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana = size=2> <SPAN class=180321121-28032000>      </SPAN><SP= AN class=180321121-28032000> </SPAN>Sergio Brunello</FONT></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana = size=2> <SPAN class=180321121-28032000>        </SPAN>Treviso, Italy</FONT><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:     = serbrunello@iol.it"><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN><FONT size=2><FONT = face=Verdana><FONT color=#000000> <SPAN = class=180321121-28032000>    </SPAN></FONT>serbrunello@iol.it</FONT></FONT></A></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>infomation</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=180321121-28032000> <A href="mailto:Europiano2000@ciresafiemme.it">Europiano2000@ciresafiemme.= it</A> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000> <HR> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000> <HR> <HR> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>P.S.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>Even = if some time is past I wish to public thank  Mr. Delwin Fandrich for the nice words = he wrote in reply to my first announce of the Europiano congress in = date 31/01/2000.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>Del = the people here are still speaking about the fantastic classes you give . You left = a deep sign in our professional knowledge, thank you again from all us.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>Ciao</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=180321121-28032000>Del wrote:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN = class=180321121-28032000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=180321121-28032000><FONT face="News Gothic = MT"><FONT size=2> <SPAN lang=EN-US>The Conference Sergio speaks of is = being held in the Val de Femme in the Italian Alps. If there is any way you can attend = this conference, I would encourage you to do so. It will be a most memorable experience.</SPAN></FONT></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="News Gothic MT" size=2><SPAN = lang=EN-US>As some of you know, I was invited to speak at the Italian AIARP Conference in = Osimo (a beautiful old city near the central Italian Adriatic coast) this past = September. My wife, Barbara, and I have many fond memories of that Conference and = of the more than one hundred wonderful technicians who attended the Conference. = The Conference itself lasted three and a half days of straight lecture = which, by itself, says something for the stamina of the Italian piano technician! </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="News Gothic MT" size=2><SPAN = lang=EN-US>After the Conference we were treated to a whirlwind tour of Northern Italy by = Sergio Brunello, courtesy of the AIARP. We visited the incredible Frasassi = Caves in the Marche Province, the Schulze-Pollmann piano factory, the Fazioli piano = factory, the Ciresa soundboard factory in the magnificent Val di Fiemme and, of = course, Venice. All of this was carefully monitored by frequent phone calls from = Luciano del Rio, the AIARP president. (I think all Italians are issued a cell = phone at birth…) Luciano constantly checked on our progress and made sure = we were in good hands. We were. Sergio and his wife, Paula, were wonderful hosts and = Sergio proved to be an excellent tour guide.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="News Gothic MT" size=2><SPAN = lang=EN-US>These people were wonderful. We were treated like royalty throughout the = entire trip. The conference was run smoothly and competently which says a lot for the = organizational skills of Luciano del Rio. My class notes were Emailed to = Sergio steadily through the summer. With the help of his crew, he translated = them all into Italian. Translation of the actual classes was done by Valerio = Sabatini of Rome. Valerio and I met for the first time the day before the lectures = began. He had no idea of how I was going to present the lectures or my manner of = speech. He is not a professional translator, he is a piano technician. However, = from the feedback I got from several other technicians in the audience who also = spoke both Italian and English, he did an excellent job. </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="News Gothic MT" size=2><SPAN = lang=EN-US>We had never been to Italy prior to this trip. Of course, we expected to see a beautiful country, and we did. We also expected to find great food, and, = again, we did. (How do those Italians manage to stay so slim?) The real beauty = of Italy, however, is to be found in the hearts of its people. Without = exception the people we met in Italy were warm and gracious and it is they, even = more than the beauty of the country, the art or the architecture, that we will = long cherish.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="News Gothic MT" size=2><SPAN = lang=EN-US>All of this is to say that if you get a chance to make this trip, by all means = do so. Don’t worry if you don’t speak Italian. You will get by just = fine. If words fail you can always talk with your hands—they will think you are a = native Italian! Besides, I understand there will be translators for the actual classes.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="News Gothic MT" size=2><SPAN = lang=EN-US>The location of this Conference is in the Val de Fiemme which contains one = of the oldest managed forests in the world today. It was set aside for = continuous, sustainable yield forestry practices in the year 1111 and is now only = one of two European forests to earn awards for its forest management. This valley = is incredibly beautiful and peaceful and would be worth the trip even = without the Europiano Conference. That will just be frosting on the cake.</SPAN></FONT></P></SPAN></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>