[pianotech] Virgil Smith

[Tom Servinsky]

I too am saddened by the loss of Virgil Smith. Virgil brought a lot to the table and challenged many technicians to listen on a higher, more advanced level. He had a very refined ear and a great understanding of the total picture of the piano. 
Unfortunately, Virgil wasn't always able to articulate his perceptions in an understandable platform for others to follow. For that I felt he was unfairly chastised for choice of words rather than the body of work which he demonstrated well.
Tom Servinsky
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Horace Greeley 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 8:15 PM
  Subject: Re: [pianotech] Virgil Smith



  Hi, Bruce,

  Thank you very much for passing this along.

  Virgil was one of the giants of the profession long before I got started...now more than forty years ago.  As you note, he was tireless in trying to raise standards of both training and performance for piano technicians.  Even more than the vast gifts he lavished on the profession, though, I will always remember him as a deeply human being...from which all else flows.

  Peace to All.

  Horace


  At 02:38 PM 9/27/2010, you wrote:

    Sad news.  Virgil Smith passed away this morning.  He had given up tuning and auctioned off all of his tools a few years ago.  He was mentally active up to the end and even came to meetings on occasion, when someone would bring him and his wheel chair.  Virgil gave much time, effort, and devotion to PTG and did all he could to help bring up the standards of tuning and voicing.  He will be missed here, but has rejoined many of his loved ones in the better place.   
     
    Bruce Dornfeld, RPT
    North Shore Chapter
    bdornfeld at earthlink.net
      
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