[CAUT] Retesting (Diane)

[Diane Hofstetter]

Diane Hofstetter





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> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:43:03 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Retesting (Diane)
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> The audiology online courses are put on by hearing aid manufacturers, testing
> equipment manufacturers, assistive listening device manufacturers, suppliers,
> battery manufacturers, consultants, individuals who are interested in research
> in particular areas, the list goes on and on.
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> All these companies sponsor these clinics because they know audiologist, etc, use equipment and will recommend patients to them. And there are literally millions and millions of patients needing hearing aids, etc. How many piano technicians sell pianos, or at most recommend new pianos to their customers? New pianos sales right now are less than 300,000 per year, world wide.
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> BTW, how many members belong to your organization?
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3,000 members in IHS
 
Obviously, we wouldn't have such great numbers of classes available for piano technicians, but does that mean we can't have any?
 
Diane