[pianotech] pianotech at ptg.org

[Gerald Groot]

Just know that you guys do have to put down that you are a piano technician.
You may not advertise yourselves or your business on PW unless you pay for
it but, you are allowed to put your name, business name or what have you,
your website and phone number as default when you leave any messages...
Read the stuff before you sign up so you know what you are doing in there.

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Joseph Garrett
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 8:14 PM
To: Wally Scherer; pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] pianotech at ptg.org

Wally,
I guess that's the way to go. Pity, it has to come down to this. I'm
registering as we write.<G>
See ya there.
Joe


> [Original Message]
> From: Wally Scherer <afinetune at yahoo.com>
> To: <joegarrett at earthlink.net>; <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 12/4/2011 4:40:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] pianotech at ptg.org
>
> 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-Tech
nicians%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/1298450103661
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> ------------------------------------------------
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>
>
> --- 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
> > 
> >