<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Calibri; } @font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal-reply } .MsoChpDefault { mso-style-type: export-only } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I spoke with the Pierce people regarding this topic two weeks ago and was told that they have no plans to make this material available in the way discussed here in the forseeable future. </FONT></DIV> <DIV>Albert Sanchez<BR>Al's Piano Tuning & Repair<BR>215 John Avenue<BR>Greenville, NC 27858-4113<BR>252-757-3023</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=gnewell@ameritech.net href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:41 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: serial numbers / dates document based on Pierce Piano Atlas</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I remember a reply from someone stating that Pierce had no plans to make an electronic version of their book. I think I might have even asked them about it when I ordered my last book. I think I might have some trouble with my memory … I don’t remember.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Greg Newell<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Greg's Piano Forté<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><A href="http://www.gregspianoforte.com">www.gregspianoforte.com</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">216-226-3791 (office)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">216-470-8634 (mobile)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>John Formsma<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:12 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Paul Mulik; Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: serial numbers / dates document based on Pierce Piano Atlas<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 7:12 AM, Paul Mulik <<A href="mailto:tubist@swbell.net">tubist@swbell.net</A>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">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.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888">Paul Mulik<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888">Joplin, MO<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><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.<o:p></o:p></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">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.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in">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> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>