<!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 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: "Porritt, David" <</FONT><A href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu"><FONT face=Arial>dporritt@mail.smu.edu</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: "Pianotech List" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 4:41 PM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: RE: Steinway parts</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>David, Since the address was pianotech @ ptg . org, that's what I thought this was. I guess I was mistaken.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al G</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al:<BR> <BR>As Andy said before the PTG-L list is for PTG members only.  When a request for a subscription comes in one of the admin team verifies the membership and that person is subscribed.  How would one check for "technician status" for this list?  It's not really practical.<BR> <BR>dp<BR> <BR>__________________________<BR>David M. Porritt, RPT<BR>Meadows School of the Arts<BR>Southern Methodist University<BR>Dallas, TX 75275<BR></FONT><A href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu"><FONT face=Arial>dporritt@smu.edu</FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>________________________________<BR><BR>From: </FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial>pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> on behalf of AlliedPianoCraft<BR>Sent: Tue 2/12/2008 2:57 PM<BR>To: Pianotech List<BR>Subject: Re: Steinway parts<BR><BR><BR>I thought this list was close to technicians only. If it isn't, I agree with Jon. It should be.<BR> <BR>Al G<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: Jon Page <</FONT><A href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net"><FONT face=Arial>mailto:jonpage@comcast.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>>  <BR>To: </FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial> <BR>Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:37 AM<BR>Subject: Steinway parts<BR><BR><BR>If you want to share prices with your own clients that is your prerogative.<BR><BR>If you want to share prices with the rest of the world's clients, that's different.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>>I looked over the document before sending for a 'confidential' declaration.<BR><BR>> --<BR><BR><BR>I keep forgetting this is not a closed list, which it should be. There is no reason<BR>for the public to garner trade secrets from the list especially shade-tree-DIY<BR>types screwing up their own pianos.  Close the list, PTG members only.<BR><BR>So what if someone knows a 'wholesale' cost. Without a customer number<BR>orders can not be placed. It's just parts, not the instrument dealer price list.<BR>Who expects not to pay a markup anyway.<BR><BR>The list's concern has been noted.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page<BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>