retirement

[Alan]

"Let the cat out."     That the one?

Alan R. Barnard
Salem, MO


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Carl Meyer
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:08 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: retirement



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan" <tune4u@earthlink.net>
To: "'Pianotech'" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 6:44 PM
Subject: RE: retirement


> Now Carl, who am I going to trade sick jokes with if you don't show up 
> at conventions?

There's always private e-mail.  Did you here about the old maids 
cat?............

Carl Meyer PTG assoc
Santa Clara, Ca.





> How's this for the title of your book: "Cry Me a Pearl River" or 
> perhaps "Hammer Down, Good Buddy."
>
> Well, bon chance, take it easy, and enjoy yourself. I always say: Life 
> is far too important to take seriously.
>
> Alan R. Barnard
> Salem, MO
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Carl Meyer
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:54 PM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> 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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