The Archives and Desktop Publishing

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 The folks at the PT Journal might want to take note of Will's practice! :-)

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From: Will Truitt <surfdog at metrocast.net>
To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 5:54 am
Subject: The Archives and Desktop Publishing






















To All:



 



I’m not revealing any state secrets when I say that
the Pianotech Forum is a goldmine of good information.  We have so many
talented people who participate in the discussions.  Regularly threads on
a topic are begun and carried forward by many contributors, to the continuing
benefit of all of us.  



 



It’s all very interesting, but I want to take this
stuff back to the shop and use it.  Like everything else in the
information age, there is too much to sort through.  The key to getting
the greatest value from the material is to organize it in a coherent and useful
manner.



 



I have gotten myself into the habit of creating a MS Word
document for a particular topic at hand – right now I am building one for
the Wessell, Nickel, & Gross plate suspension system discussion that is
ongoing.  I copy and paste the text from a posting into Word, and I copy &
paste pictures into those documents (yes, a picture is worth a thousand words!!). 
>From following posts, I copy and paste what I find useful.  



 



I do edit the deathless prose of our contributors for clarity
and readability (and economy of words).  Usually I standardize the text
into one font and format, and organize pictures and text for maximum readability. 
Since it is a word processing document, I can add to it as other information
becomes available.



 



When I think the thread has run its course,  I print
out the document and place it in a titled folder.  Then I can take it into
the shop and, when I am ready to do this NEXT BIG THING for me I pull it out and
put it in front of me.  There it is – straight and to the point of
attack.



 



I also do this when researching the archives for particular
topics.  That’s a real time saver.



 



All of this takes far less time than it seems, and I have
great information that I can use for my benefit.  



 



Probably others are doing the same, but I did want to share
this valuable tool with others who may not have discovered this benefit of the
graphical environment we live in every day.



 



Will Truitt



 



 



 



 



 



 






 

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