Denele Campbell:  

My Life Story, Condensed Version 1966 - Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville 1968 - Married in Las Vegas, living in Lompoc CA with Air Force officer husband 1970 - return to UA for rest of degree while husband is stationed in Phillippines 1971 - summer trip in Phillippines and Hong Kong 1972 - husband back and out of Air Force, we live at Fayetteville. He gets a masters and I finish my bachelors. 1973 - turn on, tune in, drop out (kind of) - purchased a rural gas station / grocery store with apartment in back; late that year, we divorced 1974 - met second husband, married 1975 - first child, settled on wooded hilltop for back to the land life: goats, chickens, wood stove 1977 - second child, more of everything. Growing most of our food, milking goats, butchering chickens. Off and on, I worked with my dad in his piano tuning hobby. He was still teaching band after they moved to Fayetteville in 1967, but moonlighting on pianos. 1980 - third child. Working lots more with piano business. 1982 - got my credentials as registered tuner technician with Piano Technicians Guild; expanded the business, moved from folks¿ garage to shop building between downtown square and UA campus 1984 - became part of executive committee with National Organization for Women, Northwest Arkansas 1986 - became officer with NWA chapter of Piano Tech Guild; got contract for UA pianos; other regional school systems, big churches, lots of private clientele. Business expanded to include additional employee 1987 - took leadership role in grassroots group protesting proposed municipal waste incinerator, protest was successful. Went on to spearhead regional environmental education; wrote weekly newspaper column on environmental issues. Got too busy for goats or garden. 1988 - purchased property where the piano shop was located, a block long strip along an old railroad right of way. Rented extra space to bands for rehearsal studios. 1990 - finally finished the add-on to our original house, to gain two more bathrooms, three more bedrooms, big family room, solar porch. Remodeled original part: kitchen, dining room, bathroom and master bedroom, plus small office. 1993 - end of second marriage 1994 - a book about my adventures in piano tuning was published Notes of a Piano Tuner - good reviews but didn't get rich 1990s in general was top piano tuner in region, continuing at UA plus arts center, other colleges. Trimmed shop operations down as my dad was increasingly unable to work and couldn't supervise employees. Ended involvement in...Expand for more