Keith, Perhaps I wasn't clear. I meant a 50 cent net swing, i.e. from 25 cents sharp to 25 cents flat. Without the humidity control systems I would hate to see what we would have. As to who we are, the proactive view that you have adopted is, I feel, the only really viable one open to us, the unsung heores of the music world. The value of this forum is beyond my ability to praise high enough. While looking through some of the books in my library, I ran across my copy of the proceedings of a number of technician's convocations from the early part of this century. I found people such as William Braid White, C.C. Chickering and many others discussing many if the same subjects in a similar format to what we do here. However, we can carry on the discussions year-round from the comfort of our own shops and allow the topics to develop in whatever direction they will. Then when we gather physically, as I found in Albuquerque, we have a great framework to work with. Plus, whatever we discuss doesn't then lie dormant but is collectively pursued. All in all I can only try to encourage anyone who is not taking an active part in all of this to get off the sidelines and stop worrying about whether they are right are wrong. The important thing is that we communicate. There, I'm off of my soapbox now and look forward to whatever comes up next. BTW, if we all sign our names, affiliations and address to our posts we can all know each other better. Allan Gilreath Gilreath Piano & Organ Co. Berry College Gilreath@aol.com "Like the cithare om antiquity and the lute during the Renaissance, the piano is to-day our most important musical instrument. We could not imagine our musical life without it." - Ernest Closson - History of the Piano 1947
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