retirement

[Isaac Sadigursky]

Hey,Carl! I was always under impression that piano tuners retire 7 years
AFTER they die.You must be jocking,there is still work for you..we will
miss you and you jokes. Enjoy it! Isaac


> [Original Message]
> From: Carl Meyer <cmpiano@comcast.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Date: 3/17/05 3:54:28 PM
> Subject: retirement
>
> This is to all the friends and enemies I've made on the list.  No, I'm
not 
> going away, even if some of you think I should.
>
> I'm pushing 75 from the wrong direction and my get up and go has got up
and 
> gone.  I have made the decision to quit teaching classes (except perhaps 
> locally), not to go to anymore conventions, drop my insurance and soon my 
> ptg membership.  My priorities  are changing.  I have sleep apnea, don't 
> like to travel anymore and have a level of heart failure.  I may try to 
> write a book entitled "Why I'm growing old kicking and screaming rather
than 
> gracefully".
>
> Now, don't get me wrong.  I'm not disgruntled, PO'ed or anything.  I just 
> can't justify a level of participation like before.  My sense of humor is 
> still intact, so don't vex me!
> I consider all of you my friends, in spite of the disagreements I've had 
> with some.
>
> Now!! Let me tell you about my present project.  For you who don't know 
> about it, there is a site called Pianocorder Resources.  It describes how 
> Mark Fontana did a Masters thesis on archiving the music available in the 
> pianocorder to MIDI.  many years ago.  Now he has written a plug in to
the 
> Win amp program to convert MIDI back to Pianocorder format so that with
the 
> proper adapter you can play all the Pianocorder songs plus many other or
any 
> midi on your pianocorder.
>
> I've rescaled/restrung a 1903 Mason/Hamlin upright, installed a
pianocorder, 
> and am now playing my choice of about 50000 midi files. Great sport!  I'm 
> not finished with the action yet.  It needs new hammers, dampers and 
> regulation.  I decided not to refinish it so that I wouldn't be tempted
to 
> sell it.  I've hardwired it but a wireless is available.
>
> I have some questions about the hammers.  Subject of my next post!
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Carl Meyer PTG assoc
> Santa Clara, Ca.
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