Count me in, too !!!!! On 02/25/2013 05:25 PM, Gmail wrote: > Count me in! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 25, 2013, at 5:19 PM, Terry Beckingham <t46xd8jb at xplornet.com <mailto:t46xd8jb at xplornet.com>> wrote: > >> Count me in as well. This list should stay and HL should go! >> >> Terry Beckingham >> >> At 05:54 PM 2/25/2013 -0500, you wrote: >>> Dear list colleagues >>> >>> I would like to seriously ask every looker, every poster, be they regularor occasional posters to send an e-mail >>> voice of support to this list IMMEDIATELY. A vote of support to retain this forum. Hopefully your voices can be >>> heard at the home office. If that doesn't work you can vote with your wallet. >>> Dale >>> >>> *Dale Erwin R.P.T. >>> **Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc. >>> Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos >>> www.Erwinspiano.com <http://www.erwinspiano.com/> >>> Phone: 209-577-8397 >>> * >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft <alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com <mailto:alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com>> >>> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>> >>> Sent: Mon, Feb 25, 2013 10:16 am >>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Say goodbyebye Folks >>> >>> The PTG is like any other organization that gets to big. It becomes self serving and no longer serves those who put >>> it in place. >>> >>> /Al -/ >>> /High Point, NC/ >>> >>> >>> >>> On Feb 25, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Alan Eder <reggaepass at aol.com <mailto:reggaepass at aol.com>> wrote: >>> >>> As yet another long-time dues-paying and fully enfranchised member of PTG, I just wanted to add my voice to the >>> growing chorus of those of us who find this list both extremely valuable and handy and think it would be the height >>> of irony for our organization to jettison what is for many the single most valuable tool we have towards furthering >>> our professional development in real-time and on a day-to-day basis. I, for one, like receiving all posts and >>> deciding what to read, what to save for a "rainy day," and to delete right away. I want to underscore an important >>> point that someone else made against sub-forums: I peruse pianotech the way I choose which classes to attend at a >>> convention, which is partially by subject, but largely by who is putting forth the information. Yes, there are >>> certain posters whose words I am ALWAYS interested in reading, regardless of the subject matter, and others who are, >>> shall we say, at the other end of the desirability spectrum. >>> >>> My two cents, FWIW, >>> >>> Alan Eder >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net <mailto:davidlovepianos at comcast.net>> >>> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>> >>> Sent: Mon, Feb 25, 2013 9:43 am >>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Say goodbyebye Folks >>> >>> >>> I agree with many other comments that the problems with the new list are >>> primarily the user friendliness (takes too long), posting photo problems, >>> and the fractured aspect of the various communities and associated cross >>> posting issues. Looking for various other lists to subscribe to is just too >>> much trouble and creating even more fracturing and dilution, in my view. >>> The junk mail/pop up/invasiveness of google has no appeal for me. It's too >>> bad that the problems couldn't, or wouldn't be resolved. A valuable >>> resource will be lost, or at least diminished. >>> >>> Come April 1st I think I will simply take a permanent (or at least >>> semi-permanent until something changes for the better) break from the >>> list(s). >>> >>> David Love >>> www.davidlovepianos.com <http://www.davidlovepianos.com/> >>> >>> >>> -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding (314) 838-5587 / dahechler at att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com Home & Business user of Linux - 13 years
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