Convention 2000/CA State Convention

[Bdshull@AOL.COM]

Hi, Terry:

Just got back last night, and really had a blast at the CA State Convention 
(although I missed the Sun night banquet/Steinway artist concert, which I 
hear was exquisite).  

A great job was done by the Santa Clara chapter to put this on.  The Marriott 
facilities at Santa Clara were great, and the support the chapter gave to the 
programs appeared extraordinary.   A great range of programs and instructors 
- sorry you missed it, Terry - many of the state conventions and regional 
conferences rival the annual convention in quality - the problem is that you 
have to sometimes sacrifice one class for another, so I missed David Hughes 
on bridge replacement, Dale Erwin on soundboard replacement, and Richard 
Davenport on "What if" re: action geometry.  But I came away with four 
sessions with Stanwood, as well as Nick Gravagne and Bob Marinelli's class on 
moving knuckles (really on action geometry/lever design, complete with 
Richard's friendly barbing from the back) - and other fine classes.  Much 
more, Terry, but hope you make the Annual in July, and are actively attending 
your LA chapter meetings and have succeeded in hooking up with a tech in his 
shop!  You are welcome to visit the Pomona Valley Chapter meeting the second 
Monday of March, at the Upland Methodist Church on 262 N. Euclid, Upland 
(Just a couple blocks N. of I-10).  I will give the program, an overview of 
Steinway vertical history, service and rebuilding, and we will have reports 
on the CA State Convention.  See you there?

Sincerely,

Bill Shull
University of Redlands, La Sierra University, Riverside City College

In a message dated 2/22/00 10:32:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
pianolover@worldspy.net writes:

<< I hope everyone who attended the convention 2000 had a blast! I sure wish 
I could have gone, but since I only just started my new job as a floor tuner, 
I thought I should stick around and tune, tune, tune!
 
 I'm anxious to hear about everyone's review of the convention, as well as 
highlights and happenings!
 Terry Peterson
 Los Angeles, CA >>