Dear Fred, The photo copy arrived on Friday and I appreciate it very much. I flew out to El Paso last week to take a look at the El Paso Symphony Orchestra's piano. It is a 1985 Steinway D that stands desperately in need of action and damper work. I think that potentially it is a good instrument. It has an ivory Kluge keyboard and was from the brief period when S&S was using Renner shanks and reps in its B's and D's. I think that it might have a Renner backaction as well. Apparently they had just started using Guy Nichols to do their prep. Do you know any other techs in that area who are capable of high level concert work? Their board may decide to purchase a new piano or to rebuild the present one, or both, but whichever option they choose, they will need a good technician to maintain the piano. Is that too far for you to travel? Best regards, Charles -- Charles Ball, RPT School of Music University of Texas at Austin 512-471-0763 mailto:ckball at mail.utexas.edu
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