Piano 300 Book "survey"

[Kent Swafford, RPT]

All,

Thank you for your responses to our informal little survey. There was
sufficient positive response to warrant our placing an order for this
publication.

PTG will be offering the catalog for sale; watch for the announcement.

Thanks,

Kent Swafford


On 12/6/01 6:57 AM, "Kent Swafford, RPT" <sec@ptg.org> wrote:

> Dear PTG Members,
> 
> The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, is planning to co-publish with
> NAMM, a book based on the exhibit, entitled "PIANO 300:  Celebrating Three
> Centuries of People and Pianos."  This book will be about 84 pages and will
> be lavishly illustrated in color. Individual sections correspond to the
> segments of the exhibit itself and an appendix will include the technical
> specifications of the individual pianos in the exhibit.
> 
> PTG member, David Lamoreaux, RPT, has reviewed the book and finds it "very
> impressive." Mr. Lamoreaux states "there will be additional chapters with
> information on instruments that because of space limitations couldn't be put
> in the Piano 300 gallery but are representative of piano making in the US --
> such as spinet piano, the White House Steinway etc.."  "-- I would think a
> lot of folk would like to have this book and also buy copies to give to
> special clients."
> 
> The Piano Technicians Guild has the opportunity to order a quantity of these
> books at a pre-publication discount. The final pricing to PTG members has
> not yet been set, but should be less than $18.
> 
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> Please answer the following questions to assist us in determining the
> interest you may have in this "PIANO 300" book:  Copy the questions and send
> you response to