Well, someone on this list is! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 5:57 PM Subject: Re: Newbie; Cleaning actions > Terry, > Ooops! 1984 gradgeeit of Perkins School. Nice try though. > > Greg > > > > At 05:48 PM 5/6/2002, you wrote: > >Randy Potter Course - excellent. I are a Randy Potter gra-gee-it too! > >Several on this list are. I think Greg Newell is going through it now. Am > >I right Greg, or did I goof up? > > > >Terry Farrell > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Claudia Cimenti" <claudia_cimenti@mail.com> > >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > >Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:34 PM > >Subject: Re: Newbie; Cleaning actions > > > > > > > All, > > > > > > I would like to thank all of you for welcoming me to the list, and for > > your > > > replies to my question! > > > > > > I am fortunate that my husband is very much into heavy-duty tools, and we > > > have an air compressor in our garage. "No dear, I can't just get the 110 > > > Volt one, that would not be powerful enough..." :) So I started dusting > > > with that yesterday (after vacuuming first), to get rid of 100+ year > > old dust. > > > > > > I have taken the action apart. The assemblies are still very dark with > > > dirt. The next step will be to get that clean. > > > > > > To answer some of the questions that were asked: > > > > > > > What brand of piano are you working on? > > > It is an "S.R. Leland & Sons, Worcester". Since I'm in MA, I assume it's > > > Worcester, MA. I could not find any info at all about this company on the > > > Internet, and the person that gave it to me said that there is no mention > > > in it in the Pierce Piano Atlas either. Must be a stencil brand. > > Obviously, > > > I do not expect to make any $$ off my rebuilding endeavor. The experience > > > in itself is enjoyable and rewarding. For a person on the steep end of the > > > learning curve there is no better thing than getting their hands dirty on > > > the real thing (pun intended). > > > > > > > Just curious, where are you taking a piano technology course? > > > I am taking the Randy Potter correspondence course. Given that I haven't > > > quit my day job yet and do a lot of business travel, this is a perfect way > > > for me to get started. > > > > > > Thanks again for the warm welcome. > > > > > > Regards, > > > /Claudia > > > > >
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