<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>"Yeah, I get frustrated with Luddites!  I guess if the-way-we've-always-done-it is such a major part of the business philosophy they'll never change."</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Good point David. After all, we are talking about an aspect of the <EM><U>piano</U></EM> industry - where change is not quite up to the speed of the computer industry!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Steinway is now distributing a .PDF file of their price list.  The last<BR>> one I got I printed out so I could put it in the back of my Tech. Ref.<BR>> Manual.  They told me the other day that a new one would be out soon.  <BR>> <BR>> I offered to scan Schaff's price list when they produce it and make a<BR>> .PDF file and let them distribute that.  The man I talked to said he<BR>> didn't think their computer system could handle that!  If they would do<BR>> that they'd find there is no printing cost, no postage cost, and<BR>> updating would be many times faster and easier.  Yeah, I get frustrated<BR>> with Luddites!  I guess if the-way-we've-always-done-it is such a major<BR>> part of the business philosophy they'll never change.<BR>> <BR>> dp<BR>> <BR>> David M. Porritt</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>