The Bumper Book of Piano Pics!

[Porritt, David]

Ron:

I think that's a great idea.  If it were to be "published" is could be
done as .PDF files and people could print what they wanted to print.
Just having it on line would be my pick searchable with key words.

dp

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David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu
 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Ron Berry
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:27 AM
To: Annie Grieshop; annie at allthingspiano.com; Pianotech List
Subject: RE: The Bumper Book of Piano Pics!

Do I need to look in to photo gallery software? Are you picturing this
with 
explanations and lots of text? I have some software for online courses 
already on the site that we aren't using a lot yet. I could find photo
gallery 
software that would give thumbnails etc. I can imagine this could start
to 
take a lot of disk space.

We now have the capability of uploading files at
http://www.ptg.org/files/
which has a database attached for descriptions.

ron

 On 30 Dec 2007 at 9:43, Annie Grieshop wrote:

> Great idea, David.  A website would probably be simpler in many ways
(ptg
> hosting, perhaps?).
> 
> If you really wanted it on paper, Lulu might be an appropriate
"publishing"
> method, as you only pay for the copies that get purchased (since those
are
> the only ones that get printed).  See www.lulu.com for more info.  I'd
> certainly volunteer to help with collecting and editing, no matter the
> medium.
> 
> Annie
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Boyce [mailto:David at piano.plus.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 8:39 AM
> > To: Pianotech List
> > Subject: The Bumper Book of Piano Pics!
> >
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Dale, thank you for posting those lovely soundboard photos.  I
> > went back to
> > your website and enjoyed the photos there too.
> >
> > I was thinking what a fascinating repository of piano repair
> > photos has over
> > time been posted to the list.  They would make a great book.
> > It would comprise a miscellany of photos of a scope and variety
> > never before
> > assembled.
> >
> > Think of all the photos sent in by vastly experienced craftsmen
> > doing a huge
> > variety of piano tasks in a wide range of workshop types and
> > settings. Think
> > of the close-up shots of small repair items. Think of the shots of
odd
> > bridge/capo/stinging/bearing bar configurations.  Think of the shots
of
> > beautiful re-finished pianos.
> >
> > When can we get to buy the lavish full-colour book?!  If everyone
was
> > willing to donate photos and assign copyright to the PTG, and do
> > a write-up
> > on what's in the photos, perhaps a printer copuld be found, and the
PTG
> > could have the profits.  What a fascinating and miscellaneous
illustrated
> > repair manual could result!
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > David.
> >
> >
> 

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