6/30/96 Phone message to Stanwood & Company (508) 693-1583
David Baby,
It’s Ted. I just thought I’d wait a whole week before I called you. Your probably sitting around wondering whether he likes it... he hates it...wants to put it back like it was.
I’ve never spent so much time at this piano since I owned it, as I have the last week. I’ve probably put in - I’m not joking- 25 hours on top of my teaching and everything else. That’s were I am now. I just cannot stop playing this sucker.
Andy came by yesterday and tweaked it up some more, tuned it, and it’s even better. Everybody that’s played it is has gone crazy. I had this cat in from L.A., a very prominant studio pianist in L.A.. His name is Ron Fewer. He came over and played it last Monday night when I... Oh and I played with the Trio it was incredible. Even Andy said "I’ve never heard you play like that..." The guys thought it was great. Anyway, Ron loved it... you might be hearing from him. He knows Chick Corea real well and he said this is better than Chick’s Steinway Hamburg that sits in his Mad Hatter’s Studio. Chick had somebody work on that action, I’m sure nothing like as scientific as your work,... and Ron said: "This just blows it away". So we’ve got some things talk about... I’m a happy man. You’ve changed my whole life and I just wrote a tune for you, and when I record my trio album this is called "Song for David". Your gonna dig it! Anyway I hope to talk to you soon....Later
Ted Howe