<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 7:12 AM, Paul Mulik <<a href="mailto:tubist@swbell.net">tubist@swbell.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Since I don't usually carry my Pierce Piano Atlas around with me, I was thinking it would be handy to have a Microsoft Word document (or equivalent) containing the serial numbers and dates of manufacture for the most common piano brands.  One could keep such a document on one's Pocket PC, so it would always be handy.  Has anyone created such a document?  Just figured I'd ask before I did all that typing.</div> <div> </div><font color="#888888"> <div>Paul Mulik</div> <div>Joplin, MO</div></font></div></div></blockquote></div><br>Some years ago, I sent a letter to Pierce asking if they could do an electronic version of the Atlas with a searchable database.  I didn't get a reply.  But I still think it is a neat idea, and I'd be willing to pay for the convenience of Pierce on my PDA.<div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Now, I have the latest edition at home, and carry the previous version in my car.  It covers all but the most recent pianos, which is by far the bulk of what I use it for.</div> <div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I hadn't thought of scanning the pages of the most popular pianos, but that sounds like a workable idea if you didn't carry Pierce with you.<br clear="all"><br> -- <br>JF<br><br><a href="http://www.formsma.blogspot.com">www.formsma.blogspot.com</a> </div>