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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Stan, Are you saying that there was =
less room
for exhibitors or that spaces were not used?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jstan40@sbcglobal.net =
href="mailto:jstan40@sbcglobal.net">J. Stanley
Ryberg</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> Wednesday, June 22, 2005 =
9:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Kansas City (MO & =
KS)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#c00000>Fellow =
Listers (root
cause for the list unidentified as yet...),</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#c00000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>The =
convention was as
satisfying and as exhausting as usual...the only negative (and a small =
one at
that) was that the Exhibition Hall seemed a bit less populous than =
usual...not
by those attending, but those exhibiting. The quality of the =
exhibits is
not in question, simply that there seemed to be fewer of
them.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#c00000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>Personal =
thanks to Laura
Olsen and Jack Wyatt, Isaac Sadigursky, Mary Cushing Smith, Paolo =
Faziolo and
Rick Baldassin, Joe Garrett, Richard Davenport, Roger Jolly, Steve =
Pearson and
Joe Swenson, Ward Guthrie, and finally David Carpenter, in the last =
class I
was able to attend. Informational, inspirational, rational...and =
occasionally crazy in the ways that we understand so well...and VERY =
much
appreciated! Needless to say, there were a raft of classes that =
I was
unable to attend because they conflicted with the above...but that =
gives me a
reason to keep attending. Perhaps next =
time....</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#c00000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>One of the =
main reasons
for going to KC was to see the Home Office...particularly the =
museum.
Jack Wyatt (may he continue forever...or at least longer than I do) =
asked for
reactions, both positive and negative, then asked if I would pose =
these to the
List in the hope of generating some discussion that would be helpful =
to the
evolution, as it were, of the museum. Jack asked first for the =
negative
reactions. I had two, but they are so related that they could be =
the
same thing. I would like to see a published Catalogue of the =
holdings of
the museum...I mean, I would readily PURCHASE a catalogue of the =
museum!
Related to this, the descriptive material (perhaps condensed somewhat) =
could
serve also as signage for the various items (instruments, etc.) on
display.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#c00000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>The positive =
reactions
were on the tip of my tongue...I came to see three categories of =
items in the museum...1) the instruments themselves, 2) action =
models,
many of which are original or primarily original from the =
manufacturers
represented and 3) a collection of historic tools. I was not
disappointed. The museum space could always be larger, but I was =
impressed with the amount of space dedicated to it in a building which =
must
accommodate a variety of functions while maintaining the day-to-day =
operations
of the PTG. And if the museum display becomes a rotating one, =
with
instruments and/or tool displays changed from time to time, then I say =
there
is one more good reason to attend future conventions in
KC!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#c00000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>There! =
I've had my
say...what say ye????</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#c00000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>Hello to =
those
Listers...Listees?...that I met for the first time face to face, and =
to those
I've known for a while...that's another HUGE reason to attend. =
Nice to
see actual faces and hear actual voices, isn't it? Yet, I =
returned to
the realization that I SAW Phil Bondi once, but wasn't able to connect =
just
then, and I somehow missed Alan Barnard completely, but I DID meet =
Brian
Lawson, who assured me that the world was still out there (!), =
and....I'll
stop now, without even MENTIONING Dave Andersen.....! "And a =
good time
was had by all!"</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"
color=#c00000></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>Let's do it
again!!!!!</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV><BR><BR>
<DIV>Stan Ryberg <BR>Barrington IL
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