--- Joseph Garrett <joegarrett@earthlink.net> wrote: > Bob, > A fair question, indeed. I got my tuning training > from Jerry Heermans, > Portland, who arranged for me to get shop training > with the Fandrich > Brothers, who were in Portland at the time. That is > Del and Darrel. This all > started in 1973. I survived 4 moves of the Fandrich > Shop and a little over 3 > years under Del's excellent tutelage, before going > out on my own. On the > advice of Emil Fries of the Piano Hospital, > Vancouver, I specialize in the > difficult types of pianos, rebuild, Tune, ect. I > have taught at all levels > of PTG and have held all offices in my local > chapter. I think my background > in woodworking/boat building, (a lifetime endeavor), > helped me to learn the > necessary skills for rebuilding. I also had, (in a > previous period of > insanity), managed Restaurants and even did several > years as an Inhalation > Therapist in the Hospital Industry. One final thing, > I'm a bass player. > Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > Hi Joe! Nice to see your post - but it wasn't me that queried your credentials - I wouldn't dare! I was interested to see that you are a bass player - and I believe a trumpet player too. Do you play professionally or just for fun? Bob. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
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