Wanna Play?

[Avery Todd]

List,

   I sent the post below privately and received back a LOOONG list of
some positively sadistic things to do. This particular tech had much
too much fun thinking up that list, so I thought you might have some
fun too, and come up with some ideas. Probably things you've run
across and it took a while to figure out the problem. It gives you
something to do over the weekend in all your spare time. :-)

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   I want to see if you can help me with an idea I had for a chapter
technical for next month. The person I "thought" I had lined up just
backed out and the meeting is the second Saturday of the month.
   What I have in mind is because of something an associate (I think
it was) said on the list one day. He said that one of the biggest
problems that most newer techs had/have is learning to troubleshoot
problems. Figure out the problem and how to correct it.
   What I have in mind is to "booby trap" a vertical and a grand with
problems and get the techs there to figure out what the problem(s) is
and how to correct it. Sort of a hands on type of thing.
   We meet in a church where there is a Kohler & Campbell Studio and
an OLD Steinway 'O' available. The 'O' belongs to my school so we
could do almost anything to it. The studio needs to be easily returned
to its original state. The grand is also used for a PACE class in the
morning, so I'll need to coordinate with the guy who teaches that.
   What I need are some not too obvious "traps" to set that they might
have to spend a "little" time figuring out. I've got about 2-1/2 hours
to fill up. :-) I could also rig both pianos and let them divide up for
a while and then switch pianos.

Avery
mailto:atodd@uh.edu

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Avery Todd, RPT                            Beauty is in the eye
Moores School of Music                     of the beer holder.
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-4893
713-743-3226
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