<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Avery,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes, be prepared!  I hope I = remember correctly that I stressed going slow and listening a lot.  But at that point = I know I was referring to things like making sure you had a hardener, such as an acetone/keytop mixture on hand in case a little too much = softening had occurred, etc.  Obviously, after = shaping hammers, reattaching the felt *might* prove to be a problem....  </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=avery1@houston.rr.com = href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 06, 2005 = 8:00 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Modern Tone II, = the Return of the Question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Barbara, <BR><BR>That was one of the big things I = came away with from your class here; whatever you do with voicing, don't do = anything you can't "take back", so to speak! :-) <BR><BR>At 08:36 AM 3/6/05, you = wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial size=2>Alan,<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Well, = I don't think there's a class out there that can cover everything.  The way I = learned (and am still learning) was knowing the basic principles and <practicing----a lot.>  I taught a class once for the = Houston PTG chapter (hey Avery) on how to get started on voicing (maybe that's = all I really know--I'm no master!) and one of the points I made was the = fear factor is less if you are armed with the knowledge of how to correct = your mistakes, too.  <BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial = size=2>Besides having picked up excellent suggestions on this list, I go to every = voicing class I can.  If I can pick up one little tidbit or expand my understanding by a smidgeon, it's been worth it.  Sometimes the = tips I get don't come from the teacher, but from the person I happen to be = sitting next to!<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Shucks, I = won't see you in Kansas City--and I'm not sure when I'll be able to make it to = another annual convention. The new timing (earlier dates in June) conflicts = with important fiscal year end stuff at my husband's job (annual meetings/reviews, etc.)--he's the boss and sort of has to be = there.  Last year he was able to take vacation time to stay home with our = son while I went to Nashville. I've been trying to come up with some = child-care options, but no luck so far.  That's the way it works out sometimes.  I'm hoping to attend a regional next fall or spring.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Keep practicing!<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT face=arial size=2>Barbara = Richmond<BR></FONT> <BR> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY><= /HTML>