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<font size="+2" color="red">Sign Up for the 2008 Mason & Hamlin Piano Factory Tour Now!</font>

This was our 5th annual tour!

<font size="+2">Pictures and Comments of the 2008 Tour Begin on Page 3</font>




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The official 2008 Tour Date is Monday, May 12 (starting at 9:00 a.m.)</font>

If you are interested, sign up now!
We are limited to 40 participants for the tour, and we fill up fast.

I will list attendees in this thread, if you wanted to join us, make sure you're in the list

Here's a group shot from the 2007 tour...


As anyone who has been with our forums for a while knows, they can fill up pretty quickly.

To get on the list, send me an email with the following information... (you should also reply to this thread)

Your forums name
Your forums member #
Your real name
Your Location (City/Town, State)

If you plan to bring a guest, I will
need their information as well.

webmaster@pianoworld.com

Put: Mason & Hamlin 2008 Factory Tour
in the subject line.

When you sign in at the Mason & Hamlin factory (everyone has to sign in), please include your forums name and forums member number.

Please NOTE: We try to fill up the tour with people who have not attended previously first. If you've already taken the tour with us before, please still apply, but understand we will give first choice to new participants, then fill in (in order received) with repeaters.

We are limited to 40 people total, so get your name(s) listed NOW! After we reach 40 listed, we will begin taking alternates (there are always last minute cancellations).

<font size="+2">2008 Tour Attendees</font>
<font size="+1">If your name isn't on this list, you aren't registered yet!</font>

~ JeffBC (#25881) + 1 *
~ frank75 (# 27466) *
~ piqué (#138)*
~ KEL (#27470) + 1 *
~ Stevem (#27684) + 1 *
~ Ladyford (#30472) *
~ EddieAte (#23036)*
~ Chardonnay (#25384) +1 *
~ LovettPianoWorks (#28023) + 1 *
~ Aaron J (#28000) *
~ guntherp (#27941) *
~ pmhowell (#28328) +1 *
~ piquagirl (#27914) *
~ Novelinda & A441 *
~ NE_Geek_Girl (#28756) +1 *
~ jwgish (#29312 ) *
~ Island Pianist (#8474) (+1) *
~ White and Black (#37717) *
~ Doogs (#28498) *
~ upscalepianolessons (#31302) *
~ BPEDRANT (#20236) + 1 *
~ JazzManToo (#5976) *
~ pcambrio (#31470) *
~ CPTPianotech (#14957) *
~ Ed B (#6280) *
~ Herb Lindahl *

Total Signed up to date: 36 (out of 40 slots)
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There are currently openings for 4 people!
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Alternates:


FYI, the factory is in Haverhill, MA (pronounced Heyvrill). About 45 minutes north of Boston.

If you're not from Boston, this should help...
Understanding Bostonians

Official PWPF Name Tags available.

If any PianoWorld members would like to stay in Haverhill overnight, there is a Best Western Merrimack Valley Lodge nearby. www.bwmerrimackvalley.com

The hotel is about a 10 minute drive from the factory.

Mason & Hamlin Piano Company
35 Duncan St. Haverhill, MA 01830
www.masonhamlin.com
(978) 374-8888


Location



Parking



Another View (red balloon is factory, white arrow is parking).



If you'd like to see what the tours are all about, see these threads...

The 2007 Tour


http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/22/99.html

http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/22/71.html

Hi Frank,

I'd love to bring my family of four (me, wife, plus 2 boys) to this. Will email you the info. Thanks very much!!

Email sent!

Hi Frank,

Please sign up me and my husband. Email follows.

Thanks.

Sent you an email Frank. :-)

Email sent.

4 spots for me, Pl3ase... email coming...

Email sent

Email sent.

Kel,

No email received.

Please be sure it was sent to:
webmaster@pianoworld.com
and that the subject line reads:
Mason & Hamlin 2008 Factory Tour

Sorry, it was sitting in the out box. It really is sent now.

Email sent. Thanks.

Hello, I've sent an email to the webmaster, and here is my corresponding post to sign up myself and my brother for the tour!

I actually met a few forum members this past summer at the Chopin Etudes recital in Ashburnham, and they kindly invited me to stop lurking and join the forum. Well it's taken a bit of time but I finally registered so that I could join this tour. I expect it's going to be a great time!

My brother Chris and I are both "Adult Returners", who took lessons as kids and then mostly ignored it. We're in our thirties and have been rather obsessed with the piano for 9 or 10 months now. We are borrowing/caretaking an old Marshall & Wendell baby grand piano with brutally heavy action and a gorgeous (and loud) tone. The piano might be taken from us soon, and so we have an ongoing discussion about piano options for the future. So thanks for organizing this tour Piano World!

Steve

Welcome Steve,

Glad you finally decided to join the forums.
See you at the M&H tour in the spring.

Best,

Frank B.

I actually met a few forum members this past summer at the Chopin Etudes recital in Ashburnham, and they kindly invited me to stop lurking and join the forum.

Steve, good to see you and your brother have decided to join our online piano community since it is apparent you are both pianoholics!! It was great meeting you both at the Frederick's concert. John Citron was the other forum member in attendance.

I know you'll enjoy the very informative tour at M&H. We are fortunate to have such an event so close to home along with the Frederick's concerts and study center tours and our piano gatherings at Larry Buck's shop in Lowell. I'm hoping we can combine all for a spectacular spring gathering event!

Well, since I just bought a new Mason Hamlin BB I guess I should go see where it was made!

I guess I should probably change my user name...

Yes you should BB/C7 and your profile too...

I've been the last 2 years...it's WORTH THE TRIP

btw...how ya feelin??

I'll probably change the profile & login once the piano is delivered and I've got a gazillion photos to share

Feeling much better, thanks. Though I spent a good deal of time in heck, the recovery has actually gone a lot better than I thought it would. Thanks again for asking.

Obviously cameras are allowed... video cameras too? I'd like to shoot some HD video and we can put it on YouTube...

Email Sent, wheeeeeee. I Can't wait!