<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My thanks also to Roger for the time = and trouble he took to send me info on his "steaming" process - which I have used = several times to good effect :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=normajneufeld@hotmail.com href="mailto:normajneufeld@hotmail.com">Norma Neufeld</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 05, 2005 = 9:26 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> learner with some questions/Introduction</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=RTE><BR>On Aug 5, 2005, at 7:42 AM, nancy downs wrote:<BR><BR>><I> Hi,<BR></I>><I>  <BR></I>><I> I'm new = here and trying to learn the art of piano tuning and some of = <BR></I>><I> the "fixing" that goes along with it.  I have the Randy Potter video <BR></I>><I> course </I></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><EM></EM> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Hello Nancy and List,</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>This seemed like a good time for me to introduce = myself and say hello.  I've been monitoring this list for about 8 months and = wanted to say thanks for all the excellent information, tips, suggestions = and a few laughs.  While much of the info is beyond me at this point, I = read it anyway, it will make sense eventually. </DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>I'm almost finished the Randy Potter course and, yes, = it is a good program with lots of information, books, videos, etc, but I = highly recommend getting a mentor.  Some things you just can't learn = from a book or video and it's always nice to have another opinion.  I'm very fortunate to have Roger Jolly as my mentor.  Roger's time, = knowledge, skills, contacts and friendship have been (and are still) = invaluable.  Thank you Roger!  :-)</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Randy, apparently, is very busy and it takes quite = some time to get your exams and tapes back.  Patience is definitely = required.  Soon after starting the course I replaced the student hammer with a = good one, which made a big difference.  I was able to "test drive" a few = before buying and that helped alot in deciding what to buy.</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>I really enjoy reading this list and if I ever have a = silly rookie question I'll be sure to first"check the archives"!</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Good Luck Nancy and Thank you List,</DIV> <DIV class=RTE> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Norma Neufeld</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Saskatoon, SK</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR clear=all> <HR> Powerful parental controls improve your peace of mind with <A href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENCA/2755??PS=47575" target=_top>MSN = Premium:</A> Join now and get the first two months FREE* = </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>