Survey about PTG Journal on CD ROM

[John Ross]

Hi
Lance,
So what. If there is enough differential in the cost, between members and non
members, it would make, the project  all the more economically feasable.
Even if, as you say untrained/ unqualified tinkerers/ hobbyists etc. get it,
they should not make that big an inroad into stealing clients, of a serious
tuner/ technician.
I assumed you didn't really mean tinkers, as their caravans don't have room for
pianos.:-)
Regards,
John M. Ross

lance lafargue wrote:

> What if anything has been considered concerning the "control" of this
> information.  Would it be easy for non-members to get access to this info
> given the new format?  It seems that this info would be easier to transfer
> to untrained/unqualified tinkers/hobbyists/perpetual "associates", etc.
> LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT
> LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES
> New Orleans Chapter
> Mandeville, LA.
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> "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to
> make them all yourself."
>
> ----------
> > From: Ron Berry <ronberry@iquest.net>
> > To: LANCE LAFARGUE <lafargue@iamerica.net>
> > Subject: Survey about PTG Journal on CD ROM
> > Date: Sunday, June 13, 1999 10:48 AM
> >
> > Dear PTG Member:
> >
> > You are receiving this because we have your email address on the PTG
> database.
> > I'm writing to you as a member of the Electronic Communications Committee
> to
> > ask for your input about a project we have been working on.  I'll include
> the post
> > from Chairman Bill Springer:
> >
> > <i>At long last, the much anticipated Piano Technician's Journal on CD
> ROM
> > project has a chance to happen.  The Electronic Communications
> > Committee has  forwarded 3 competitive bids to put 20 years, count 'em,
> > 20 years of the Journal on CD ROM to the HO for discussion by PTG Board
> > of Directors in KC.
> >
> > We figure the estimated purchase cost for members of PTG will be around
> > $100 per CD.  The amazing part of all this is that it can be in HTML
> > format, making yearly updates easy.  Basically, the info in the update
> > would be stored on your hard drive, so there won't be a lot of "disk
> > swapping" to deal with.  Can you imagine being able to download yearly
> > updates?
> >
> > If you want this to happen it is very important to let your regional
> > representatives and board members know that you support the project.
> > We estimate the "break even" point to be around 500 unit sales.  This
> > represents a large chunk of change to our organization, but IMHO, will be
>
> > a very good investment, especially given the rapid growth of the WWW
> > and the increasing access to digital media.
> >
> > Let your voice be heard!  Help this project will succeed!
> >
> > Bill Springer, RPT</i>
> >
> > Please let us know your interest in this project.  The price of this CD
> would be
> > determined by the Board and would probably depend on how many we think
> can
> > be sold.
> >
> > It would be very helpful to us if you would reply to this message with a
> "Yes I
> > would be interested in buying such a CD" or "No, I would not be
> interested."
> >
> > Thanks, and forgive this intrusion on your mailbox it will help us verify
> the addresses in the PTG database.
> >
> > Ron Berry
> > member Electronic Communications Committee
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Ron Berry, RPT, Indianapolis, IN
> > ronberry@iquest.net
> > Check out the Piano Page at:
> > http://www.ptg.org/
> > for great information about Pianos