<div>I went to PTG.org, as I often have looking for info on Ritmuller, a dealer called & wants me to prep one tomorrow, I've never seen one before!</div>
<div>Ptg.org couldn't find Ritmuller so I put it on the techlist & recieved the following instructions on how to find it from Ron Berry </div>
<div><br clear="all"><a href="http://www.ptg.org/" target="_blank">www.ptg.org</a><br>Resources<br>Online Industry Directory<br>Scroll to Company Name<br>Enter "Pearl</div>
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<div>I found what I needed, sort of but was put off by the experience & wrote the following,</div>
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<div>I think this is an example of the difference between the old PTG.org web system & the new one, in the old I could type in Piano manufacturers & a list of ALL of the manufacturers popped up, usually w/service contact. The new one gives me the names of some reference books!<br>
The old system was a little more user friendly, ie you didn't have to be a whiz at computers to use it! I prefer to spend my learning time learning things about PIANOS, that was why I enjoyed the techlist, I'm 62 years old I could give a rat's behind if the new system looks more like a social networking site, I don't have time for social networking nor do most of the techs I know. <br>
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<div>We're self-employed on the backside of a recession that they're saying could take another 10 years to fully pull out of. When I want info, I don't want to have to pick through the "latest discussions" on <a href="http://My.PTG.org">My.PTG.org</a> to see if anybody is discussing what I'm curious about, especially when the heading on most of them gives you no clue as to what they are ABOUT! <br>
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<div>I can dedicate a Gmail account to the techlist & have subject & first sentence of each thread laid out in front of me for a day or a couple of days, click & read the ones that interest me, archive some to read later all on Google's servers! If I want to look something up I can run a search of my archives or PTG's!<br>
<br>I guess what I'm trying to say if it ain't broke don't fix it, to my knowledge the techlist wasn't/isn't broken!</div>
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<div>Mike<br> <br><span>I think we are a product of all our experiences.</span> <br><span><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html" target="_blank">Sanford I. Weill</a></span> <br><br>Michael Magness<br>
Magness Piano Service<br><a href="tel:608-786-4404" target="_blank" value="+16087864404">608-786-4404</a><br><a href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/" target="_blank">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com" target="_blank">mike@ifixpianos.com</a><br>
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