<div>Paul</div> <div> </div> <div>My point is, if Noah finds out that piano manufacturing is "killing" our planet, will you stop working on pianos? Pianos are our business. If manufatureres stop making pianos, in the long run, it will effect our business. <br> <br> I'm not saying the public should ignore enviromental problems of piano manufacturers, if there are any. But in my opinion, a PTG sponsored seminar or technical institute is not the arena where this should be aired.  <br> <br> Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: paul bruesch <paul@bruesch.net><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:01 pm<br> Subject: Re: ecofriendliness<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_dd76433d-da51-47f9-af3c-76559ffdd75c>If no one goes to his class he probably won't teach it any more. If lots of people (you obviously excluded) attend and rave about it to their friends, perhaps still more people will mob him and he'll have to write a best-seller. Ya' never know, but with your attitude about the supposed non-problem our planet faces, due in some small part by piano mfrs worldwide, not just the 4 in this narcissistic nation, you'll never find out and my kids will choke to death. <br> <br> <div><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 9/27/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Willem Blees</B> <<A href="mailto:wimblees@aol.com">wimblees@aol.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><br> <div> <div> <div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"><SPAN class=q> <div><SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228) 0% 50%; FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><B>From:</B> <A title=noahhaverkamp@yahoo.com href="mailto:noahhaverkamp@yahoo.com">Noah Haverkamp</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:32 AM </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Subject:</B> ecofriendliness</div> <div><br>  </div> Okay. I'm looking for any and all information regarding the environment (preservation of forests, damage to environment from glue, etc.) as it pertains to a piano. I intend to become an expert and then teach a class. Any help? <br>              -Noah Haverkamp Frere<br> </BLOCKQUOTE></SPAN></div> </SPAN></div> </BLOCKQUOTE></div> <br> The question is, why? What will you gain by knowing the damage to the environment, and the depletion of the forests, and all the other "problems" related to the manufacturing of pianos? First of all, there are only 4 piano manufacturing facilities left in this country. The "damage" they are causing is minuscule compared to the other industries. Second, on a world wide basis, again, the impact is virtually non-existence. And last, what impact will the information you learn have on the industry, even if you do create and teach an outstanding class? <br> <br> I'm not saying you shouldn't do the homework, but will it be beneficial to us.<br> <br> Wim <br> </div> </div> <div> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <A href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target=_blank>AOL Mail</A>!<br> </div> </BLOCKQUOTE></div> <br> </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>