<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>RE: Piano Design (was Interestingly Stable)</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080">>></font><font color="#000000">I don't know Don. I think I should spend more time building the designs I have drawn, and less time contributing to the list. There's probably little to gain from contributing.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Ron O.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000080"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000080">What you need to keep in mind, Ron, and you, too, Don, is that your exchange is not for your sole benefit. All of us reading greatly benefit from your exchange, especially when it is kept civil. You are stating your case not to convince Don, but to educate the rest of us. And I appreciate the input of both.</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000080"> </font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000080">Blessings,</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080">Dean May             cell 812.239.3359</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080">PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000080">Terre Haute IN  47802</font></blockquote> <div><font face="Arial" size="-1" color="#000080"><br></font></div> <div>Thanks for your comments Dean. I take your observations on board and agree. I'm sure most contributors and subscribers to this list are passionate about piano technology. We wouldn't otherwise take the time to partake in what the Pianotech list has to offer. Subscribing is a time consuming process for most of us.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Just yesterday morning my wife, Kristie, and I met Roger Jolly and his wife Maree when they arrived early in Sydney, to take a short holiday before heading down to Adelaide by train to present classes at the Australasian Piano Technicians Convention, July 22 - 25.</div> <div><br></div> <div>We recently received permission from the Sydney Conservatorium to borrow the Overs no. 5 for exhibit at the Adelaide convention. So for any who might wish to take a few days off at a piano convention in the south of Australia, it can now double as an opportunity to see one of our pianos if you are interested. For further information on the Convention please contact Robin Stevens, mailto:mmrr6596@bigpond.net.au<font color="#0000FF"> (unfortunately the APTTA website is down at present. We'll be looking into this matter later on today)</font>.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Roger, as is usual for him, was pretty keyed-up when he hit the tarmac. Although they hadn't slept much over the 20 or so hours they had endured on their flight from Saskatoon, following an eat out breakfast Roger was ready for quick city tour. We took a run around some of the visual and cultural highlights of our city, including also a Conservatorium visit for a quick look at our no. 5. Fortunately the piano was in the Music Workshop with Stuart's concert grand, which was purchased by the Conservatorium quite recently also.</div> <div><br></div> <div>By the time we toured a few more sites and had lunch, travel weariness finally overtook our two guests. So we bid them good day for the time being. We had a most enjoyable morning.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Getting back to your post Dean, I find the most dangerous thing for me, diplomacy-wise, is to reply to a post and send it off immediately. I think we can be prone to writing stuff which is bit on the hot side in the heat of the moment. Delaying a post until the next morning allows for a review which can allow for a certain amount of de-steaming.</div> <div><br></div> <div>We could probably help our lot if we cool it occasionally, and I'm referring to myself also in regard to this matter. The recent history of certain matters pertaining to international events, might well have had a better outcome if the protagonists on both sides had pulled back on their respective headstrong approach, to realize that many innocent lives have been spent in what history may view to be to an exercise in futility.</div> <div><br></div> <div>We are indeed fortunate to be still here.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Thank you.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Ron O.</div> <x-sigsep><pre>-- </pre></x-sigsep> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY</b></font></div> <div><font color="#000000"><i>   </i></font><font color="#0000FF"><i>Grand Piano Manufacturers</i></font><font color="#000000"><br> _______________________</font></div> <div><font size="-2" color="#000000"><br> </font><font color="#000000">Web http://overspianos.com.au</font></div> <div><font color="#000000">mailto:info@overspianos.com.au<br> _______________________</font></div> </body> </html>