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So sorry I won't be there to learn and to meet everyone!

Just now recovering from surgery and cannot make the trip.

Look forward to hearing some of the experiences folks have at the convention. Have great fun!

Glen

Exhibit hall is taking shape today, will be set up mostly tomorrow. Wow, it is dry in the hotel - my poor pianos are really reacting! I measured mostly 26-28% Rh most of the day in the classroom areas, but then it dropped down to 20% in the evening. This is going to make my tuning seminars on Saturday a bit of a challenge!

Michael, I saw that your piano was set up in a classroom, but I didn't dare lift the cover. I'll wait until you've had a change to touch it up. Maybe the change from Arizona to Nevada won't be so hard on the pianos as the change from coastal California is.

See you there, Don. I'll be looking forward to playing the SK-EXs in the exhibit hall. *hint* I might stop by the verticals, too... although the only Kawai vertical I've played that I liked much, if I remember correctly, was the K35, which I believe is not currently in production, or at least not imported to the USA. (It has a 26-note bass with plain steel trichords all the way down to the break, btw, which I personally prefer in that size (52" if I remember correctly) piano.) Main thing I DON'T like about the K35, though, is the sorry excuse for a "music desk" - a fold-out shelf like so many pianos these days use. Or am I just spoiled on my two Baldwin Hamiltons, plus the other two Hamiltons I play somewhat frequently?

Any other specialty pianos going to be there, besides just the Ravenscroft 220? I hear David Rubenstein's R-242 isn't quite finished yet, so I don't expect to see it there. I wish we could have gotten Adrian Mann (in NZ) to bring his piano, though.

Looking forward to the convention.

When those of you who are there get a chance, some pictures would be great.

Frank, when are you gonna come yourself, bring your D3s, D3x, or 1Ds Mk III, and 35/1.4, 85/1.2, 70-200/2.8L IS, etc, and take pictures (and enjoy the pianos) yourself?

Do you have to be PTG member to attend the convention?

Thanks,
Bill

No, you don't, the registration is just much more expensive. The convention was a couple weeks ago, though.

There are pictures here:
http://ptg.org/blog/

And the price of registration for non-members is here:
http://ptg.org/conv/2010/registration.html

My first national convention really jump-started my interest in this field. The next one is July 2011 in Kansas City. Other upcoming events:
http://ptg.org/upcomingEvents.php

--Cy--