<DIV> <DIV>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://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/ease.html">Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete</a> - You start. We finish.