<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=987265517-14072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Hello Caut List,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=987265517-14072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=987265517-14072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>I was surprised to see my post turn up as one of the first official post on = the CAUT list 10 years ago.  I know Lawrence Becker posted something about = me being a Math teacher in a high school, but during the summer I resume tech = work. I'm working at this point for Cassie Van Gelder, head technician at = Interlochen Center for the Arts.  So I am still tuning - practice room loaner = pianos in huts surrounded by towering conifers and maple trees with dangling caterpillars</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=987265517-14072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=987265517-14072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>I am still doing Wapin too!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=987265517-14072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=987265517-14072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Michael Wathen (using Cassie Van Gelder's = email)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">Cassie Van Gelder</FONT></I> = <BR><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">Resident Piano Technician</FONT></I> = <BR><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">Interlochen Center for the Arts</FONT></I> = <BR><I><FONT face="Times New Roman">231.276.7808</FONT></I> </P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = David Skolnik [mailto:davidskolnik@optonline.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 13, = 2004 11:54 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech; caut@ptg.org; ptg = Topics<BR><B>Subject:</B> HEY! HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY TO US - JULY 15<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Dear = Listers of all persuasions -<BR><BR>I don't know if this coming date was = acknowledged at the Nashville Convention, but it has gone completely unnoted = here.  And while those with first hand information may be able to refine the = record, according to the pianotech archives, July 15, 1994 marks the = originating post of what are now our lists.  I've reprinted it below.<BR><BR>I am = not articulate enough to impart, with any poetry or profundity, my deep = sense of the contribution these lists have made to the fabric of our lives, as technicians and beyond.  I was going to say how it has impacted = the experience of the PTG, and then reflected on the flirtation the lists = have always had with a certain independence from the Guild, as the two = primary lists have always been open to all.  I note, as well, my = suspicion (since I don't have the data) that a sizable percentage of the PTG membership = does not partake of any of them.  Nevertheless, I cannot, on any = regular basis, remain conscious of such a distinction.  These lists would = not exist, as such, without the basic Guild community, and that community = has been indelibly affected by them.   They are a trove.<BR><BR>If I = mention any names, I'm likely to offend by omission,  but it's worth = going to archive to note those of the original contributors who have remained active.  Porritt, Swafford, McNeil are a few, but you = others...you're presence is preserved.  And I would not permit myself to forgo acknowledging my appreciation to two large presences, Newton Hunt and = Danny Boone. <BR><BR>Thanks to all of you.<BR><BR><BR>David = Skolnik<BR><BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"> <H1><B>Software for Scheduling </B></H1><BR><BR><B>Michael Wathen = 556-9565 </B><A = href="mailto:WATHENMJ%40A1.BETA.UC.EDU">WATHENMJ@A1.BETA.UC.EDU </A><BR><I>Fri, 15 Jul 1994 10:09:00 -0500 (EST)</I> <BR><BR> <UL> <LI>Next message: <A href="000001.htm">Software for Scheduling = </A> <LI><B>Messages sorted by:</B> <A href="date.htm#0">[ date ]</A> = <A href="thread.htm#0">[ thread ]</A> <A href="subject.htm#0">[ = subject ]</A> <A href="author.htm#0">[ author ]</A> </LI></UL> <HR> <BR><PRE>I would like to hear from as many college technicians as = possible with regards to the following dilema.  We schedule over a thousand = events yearly here at CCM.  They have up until now done all scheduling non electronically and are presently exploring options for software that will do the job for them. The latest idea is that they will rely on the University VAX network's smorgasborg of site liscensed software.  The university's computer people are experimenting with a program called "Recital" which is a program similar to D-Base. My feeling is that it is far more prudent to buy dedicated software for scheduling rather than adapt your needs to a catchall program like D-Base.  Afterall, thats the way business generally operates.  = For example: the pharmacy that I use employs a program called "Parm Ease". It was developed and is supported only for this particular application.  I think it would be a nightmare if they had bought = Lotus or D-Base and tried to make it work for their needs. How does your school handle scheduling.  Whats the name of the program, is it a local or a vax type system?  Are they happy? </PRE><FONT face="Courier New, = Courier"></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>