ok, I give up

[Farrell]

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Another thought I had after reading Allan's post Andrew is this: I have =
been servicing a Baldwin R for an elderly lady for several years now for =
free. She is a very accomplished pianist. She was the first good pianist =
I had the opportunity to do work for. I sought her out. A new tech (I =
have only been in this business three years) has VERY little opportunity =
to do higher level work for a piano owner who knows what he/she is =
looking for. The feedback that an advanced pianist can give a newbie =
tech (for me anyway) is extremely valuable, and possibly worth doing a =
significant amount of work for free. I have been tuning her piano(s) =
(she actually has two grands - but I won't touch fixing the other POS) =
and did a light rebuild/serious refurbish of her action to take it from =
a 70 to 90 gram DW Mack truck to a featherweight 45 to 50 grams DW with =
acceptable repetition (she had a disease in her hands that require an =
excessively light action). I have learned so much from working on her =
piano.

Anyway, obviously the point is perhaps you could find a newbie tech in =
your area that is SERIOUS about learning/honing some hi-end skills. It =
might be risky (he/she might be a boob), but it could be good for both =
parties. Just a thought.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Allan L. Gilreath, RPT=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 11:14 AM
  Subject: RE: ok, I give up


  Andrew,
  =20
  Just within the Cleveland Chapter you will find 26 Registered Piano =
Technicians and 15 Associates (as of last year's directory).  Feel free =
to visit the Piano Page at www.ptg.org, follow the link to "Find a =
Registered Technician", and search in the Cleveland, OH area.  BTW, =
that's Chapter 401 in case you need the information.  There are plenty =
of wonderful techs in in the area who can help out your situation.  In =
many cases pianists have it pretty well; other instrumentalists have to =
shell out for their own instruments in addition to having a piano, =
keyboard and what have you.  I shudder to think how many pianos I had to =
tune and repair to purchase the trombones and other low brass =
instruments that I had to have for my undergraduate degree.
  =20
  Always remember that what you spend is tax deductible as a business =
expense if you report any income from playing or teaching.  Anything you =
spend is an investment in your asset and your future.
  =20
  Allan
  Allan L. Gilreath, RPT
  Assistant Director - TEAM2001
  July 11-15, 2001 - Reno, NV
  agilreath@mindspring.com
  http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm
  Director: Laura Olsen, RPT
  Assistant Directors: Allan Gilreath, RPT - Gary Neie, RPT - Dale =
Probst, RPT=20

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On =
Behalf Of AAKStar@AOL.COM
    Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 11:35 PM
    To: pianotech@ptg.org
    Subject: Re: ok, I give up


    Mailing List,=20

    I live in the Cleveland, Ohio area. My bet is that there is no one =
here to=20
    help me.=20

    I can play pieces of the highest caliber for you to show you that =
I'm=20
    serious. (Beethoven op. 110, Ginastera, Chopin concerto no. 1)=20

    Andrew=20

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