[pianotech] New Format

[Ryan Sowers]

Wow. It's been very interesting to follow this topic.

1. Obviously messing with this list was a huge mistake for the Board. There
is a very recognizable group of top 10 individuals who have been the major
contributors on this list for well over a decade. The fact that none of
these individuals were asked to participate was a plain and simple mistake.
It happens.

2. I would suggest that using the democratic process that we have will be
more effective than complaining on this list. If you want to keep this list
the way it is, members should exercise their political will. Contact the
Board members. They are listed here:
http://www.ptg.org/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=161&Time=813079143&SessionID=23794jau2eyk9amqum6pw786w6mo7giyokm5u724b8a0p4pzc5e10g0u4nn8658h&MenuKey=Menu6


3. Keeping the list the way it is can be put on the agenda of the Council
session and voted on by members. If there is majority support, it will pass.
I believe that if a petition were read in front of counsel with some of the
most influential piano rebuilders and technicians in the guild on the
petition, it would have a major influence.

4. Democracies make mistakes but are self-correcting. Just like a piano,
people don't complain when everything is working fine. After a hundred hour
project making thousands of adjustments, the client will only notice what's
not right.  They won't notice how perfect 999 of the adjustments you made
were if the key is sticking.

5. We should be thankful that there are individuals who are willing to do
the dirty work of running our organization. They most often do it because
nobody else will step forward.  They are most often the busiest individuals
you know and have families, thriving businesses, and are involved in other
volunteer projects in their communities.

THANK YOU to Allan and the Board for the countless hours that they put it
and the many thousands of $$ that it costs them personally to do it. They
deserve our respect and support.

So the piano has been delivered and the client is not happy with the new
hammers. Luckily, we kept the old hammers, shanks and flanges and we can
keep them until we figure out if there is a better solution for the client.
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