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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It opened for me no problems with MS Word 2010, Duane. Must be a Linux problem…… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>tnrwim@aol.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 17, 2012 2:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Pianotech?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 2.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>Well, Wim, Not everyone can make it to the convention ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'>So there .............<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Duaine<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>There are piano tuners who say they can't afford to attend the convention. There are piano tuners who say they don't have the time. And there are piano tuners who think the convention is not worth attending. But then there are piano tuners for whom the PTG Annual Convention is THE most important event of the year, and they will do anything to attend. What so ironic is that they keep showing up year after year, because they've somehow found the time and the money to attend. Maybe there's something to that.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Attached is an article I wrote after the convention in 1995, which I've updated for this year. But the sentiment is the same. It probably won't change your mind about not wanting to come to Chicago next year, but it's at least a different perspective of why my wife and I go every year. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Wim <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Duaine Hechler <<a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a>><br>To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>><br>Sent: Tue, Jul 17, 2012 7:58 am<br>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pianotech?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_0_c83c45cd-42c9-44f7-9446-613f33ea01ff"><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Well, Wim, Not everyone can make it to the convention ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>So there .............<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>On 07/17/2012 12:37 PM, <a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com">tnrwim@aol.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> If you would have come to the convention you would have found out.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Wim :)<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Yes, it will continue for at least another 6 months<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>> On Jul 17, 2012, at 10:00 AM, "Joseph Garrett"<<a href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">joegarrett@earthlink.net</a>> <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>>> Any news on the destiny of this list?<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>>> Joe<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>>><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>>><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>>> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>>> Captain of the Tool Police<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>>> Squares R I<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>>><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Duaine Hechler<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Reed Organ Society Member<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Florissant, MO 63034<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>(314) 838-5587<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com/" target="_blank">www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>--<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'>Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre></div></div></div></body></html>