Also, another avenue. I just found that, on Facebook, a PTG group exists. Use it ? - or - Too public ? My thoughts, Duaine On 12/04/2011 06:40 PM, Wally Scherer wrote: > Since this list will be closing soon (you said December 15), and you need to be a PTG member to be on the new one, I thought I'd check to see if piano world has a piano technician forum. The do! And a lot of you are already on it. Go to: http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/3/1/Piano%20Tuner-Technicians%20Forum.html > > Wally > > A FINE TUNE - Piano Tuning& Repairs > Wallace T. Scherer, piano technician, music educator > 5020 Canal Drive, Lake Worth, Florida, 33463-8014 > Telephone: 561-432-4121 > Web page: http://aftune.angelfire.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-FINE-TUNE-PIANO-TUNING-REPAIRS/129845010366185 > ------------------------------------------------ > FREE TICKETS: http://aftune.angelfire.com/freetics.html > > > --- On Sat, 12/3/11, Joseph Garrett<joegarrett at earthlink.net> wrote: > >> From: Joseph Garrett<joegarrett at earthlink.net> >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] pianotech at ptg.org >> To: "pianotech"<pianotech at ptg.org> >> Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011, 8:03 PM >> David said: "Dear PTG Board of >> Directors, members and non-member list >> subscribers, >> I just received the December 2011 Issue of PTG E-News >> which, I assume >> is distributed only to member-subscribers, thus, those of >> you who are >> not members, or members that don't read all their email may >> have >> forgotten the December 15 termination date for this list. >> That, in >> and of itself, raises an interesting dilemma. One might >> reasonably >> argue that, in addressing this issue to the Board, it >> should >> rightfully be directed to PTG-L, however, in doing so, we >> exclude >> what is likely a significant portion of the pianotech at ptg.org >> >> community. Unless I'm mistaken, membership in PTG was never >> a >> requirement for participation in this list community, >> either as a >> lurker or contributor. To the extent that this is true, it >> does not >> seem easily possible to distinguish what is internal to PTG >> and what is not. >> >> However, it is not my intent to open up another >> free-for-all, of >> which the archives, in their old or new location, are full. >> I have >> asked Kathy Maxwell to forward to the Board a suggestion >> that, given >> the range of unresolved issues regarding the HL format, not >> to >> mention other issues that have been percolating, it would >> seem good >> public relations to allow a continuance on the function of >> this list, >> unless it could be convincingly demonstrated why that would >> be >> impossible, not just inconvenient. In the interim, an >> increased >> effort in both analysis of software and community response >> (with real >> data) could continue, hopefully with a larger pool of help >> to assist >> the committee. >> >> In the event that such a case (for immediate shut-down) can >> be made, >> I would hope to see a much greater active effort on the >> part of the >> organization to migrate as many of the current subscribers >> of this >> list to the new one. The home office has, I believe, the >> tools, if >> not the time, to quantify the data regarding numbers of >> current >> active subscribers on each of the lists. Yes, there is a >> degree of >> responsibility that individuals have in this relationship, >> but if >> there remains a significant number who have not yet done >> so, it might >> indicate a need to revisit the strategy. >> >> Finally, and with all due respect, I would ask President >> Coleman to >> reconsider his valediction in future communications to the >> >> membership.. It may have been an oversight and, certainly, >> he is >> within his rights to use it in his private communication, >> however, >> given the tensions within and certainly outside of the >> organization >> at this point in time, a more neutral alternative might be >> in order. >> >> Respectfully, >> David Skolnik PRT >> Hastings on Hudson, NY >> >> David >> I wholeheartedly agree with you. I'm sure Newton is >> flipping over in his >> grave over this! >> Best regards, >> Joe >> >> >> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >> Captain of the Tool Police >> Squares R I >> >> -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years
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