<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> You’re not going to believe it but I clicked on the only one that’s in chinese...really, I did!  Click on “Piano Care.”  On the other hand who cares?!  Thanks for getting back to me about it.<o:p></o:p> Joy!<o:p></o:p> Elwood<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Elwood Doss</st1:PersonName>, Jr., M.M.E., RPT<o:p></o:p> Piano Technician/Technical Director<o:p></o:p> Department of Music<o:p></o:p> 145 Fine Arts Building<o:p></o:p> The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Martin<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Martin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">38238</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 731/881-1852<o:p></o:p> FAX: 731/881-7415<o:p></o:p> HOME: 731/587-5700<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: Avery Todd [mailto:ptuner1@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:28 PM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Pianotech List</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: Tuning in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Elwood, It was all in English when I just checked it out. <a href="http://www.bjpiano.com/eindex.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bjpiano.com/eindex.htm</a> Avery <o:p></o:p> <div> On Dec 16, 2007 9:06 PM, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Elwood Doss</st1:PersonName> < <a href="mailto:edoss@utm.edu">edoss@utm.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p> I went to the website but couldn't read it because it was in chinese.  Don't they write in English over there? Joy! Elwood <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Elwood Doss</st1:PersonName>, Jr., M.M.E., RPT Piano Technician/Technical Director Department of Music 145 Fine Arts Building The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Martin <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Martin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">38238</st1:PostalCode></st1:place> 731/881-1852 FAX: 731/881-7415 HOME: 731/587-5700 -----Original Message----- From: Barrie Heaton [mailto:<a href="mailto:piano@a440.co.uk">piano@a440.co.uk</a>] Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 5:58 AM To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> Subject: Re: Tuning in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> In message <<a href="mailto:8CA0B4A391707F8-D00-3D5@MBLK-M40.sysops.aol.com">8CA0B4A391707F8-D00-3D5@MBLK-M40.sysops.aol.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:itunepiano@aol.com">itunepiano@aol.com</a> writes >Considering all the growth in the Chinese piano industry, I wonder if they >have a shortage of tuner/techs in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Can anyone describe the >tuning environment in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>? Is the pay good? Is there a shortage of >techs? Just curious. Bob. >More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! Ask them direct <a href="http://www.bjpiano.com/eindex.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bjpiano.com/eindex.htm</a> there are quite a few Blind tuners <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Barrie</st1:place></st1:City>, -- Barrie Heaton      PGP key on request           <a href="http://www.a440.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.a440.co.uk/</a> AcryliKey Ivory Repair System <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> ©              <a href="http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.acrylikey.co.uk/</a> The U.K. Piano Page ©                           <a href="http://www.uk-piano.org/" target="_blank">http://www.uk-piano.org/</a>                                 Home to the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> Piano Industry <o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>