<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:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" 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 12 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> To All:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I’m not revealing any state secrets when I say that the Pianotech Forum is a goldmine of good information.  We have so many talented people who participate in the discussions.  Regularly threads on a topic are begun and carried forward by many contributors, to the continuing benefit of all of us.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> It’s all very interesting, but I want to take this stuff back to the shop and use it.  Like everything else in the information age, there is too much to sort through.  The key to getting the greatest value from the material is to organize it in a coherent and useful manner.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have gotten myself into the habit of creating a MS Word document for a particular topic at hand – right now I am building one for the Wessell, Nickel, & Gross plate suspension system discussion that is ongoing.  I copy and paste the text from a posting into Word, and I copy & paste pictures into those documents (yes, a picture is worth a thousand words!!).  >From following posts, I copy and paste what I find useful.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I do edit the deathless prose of our contributors for clarity and readability (and economy of words).  Usually I standardize the text into one font and format, and organize pictures and text for maximum readability.  Since it is a word processing document, I can add to it as other information becomes available.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> When I think the thread has run its course,  I print out the document and place it in a titled folder.  Then I can take it into the shop and, when I am ready to do this NEXT BIG THING for me I pull it out and put it in front of me.  There it is – straight and to the point of attack.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I also do this when researching the archives for particular topics.  That’s a real time saver.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> All of this takes far less time than it seems, and I have great information that I can use for my benefit.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Probably others are doing the same, but I did want to share this valuable tool with others who may not have discovered this benefit of the graphical environment we live in every day.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Will Truitt<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>