<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 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1>This list has revolutionized my experience as a piano tech. Thank you to all who have so freely shared what cost you lots of hours and money to learn. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Having said that, I think we should extend the universal single digit hand signal to the home office and move to either Google Groups or Google+. I vote Google+ but am willing to do both or either. We will then cease being at the mercy of bureaucrats. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Dean<o:p></o:p>Dean W May                (812) 235-5272 voice and text <o:p></o:p>PianoRebuilders.com    (888) DEAN-MAY        <o:p></o:p>Terre Haute IN 47802<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>At 05:54 PM 2/25/2013 -0500, you wrote: <o:p></o:p>Dear list colleagues  I would like to seriously ask every looker, every poster, be they regular or occasional posters to send an e-mail voice of support to this list IMMEDIATELY. A vote of support to retain this forum. Hopefully your voices can be heard at the home office. If that doesn't work you can vote with your wallet. Dale Dale Erwin R.P.T. Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc. Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos <a href="http://www.erwinspiano.com/">www.Erwinspiano.com</a> Phone: 209-577-8397 <tt> </tt> <tt>  </tt> -----Original Message----- From: Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft <<a href="mailto:alliedpianocraft@hotmail.com">alliedpianocraft@hotmail.com</a>> To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> Sent: Mon, Feb 25, 2013 10:16 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] Say goodbyebye Folks The PTG is like any other organization that gets to big. It becomes self serving and no longer serves those who put it in place. Al - High Point, NC On Feb 25, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Alan Eder <<a href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</a>> wrote: As yet another long-time dues-paying and fully enfranchised member of PTG, I just wanted to add my voice to the growing chorus of those of us who find this list both extremely valuable and handy and think it would be the height of irony for our organization to jettison what is for many the single most valuable tool we have towards furthering our professional development in real-time and on a day-to-day basis. I, for one, like receiving all posts and deciding what to read, what to save for a "rainy day," and to delete right away. I want to underscore an important point that someone else made against sub-forums: I peruse pianotech the way I choose which classes to attend at a convention, which is partially by subject, but largely by who is putting forth the information. Yes, there are certain posters whose words I am ALWAYS interested in reading, regardless of the subject matter, and others who are, shall we say, at the other end of the desirability spectrum.  My two cents, FWIW, Alan Eder -----Original Message----- From: David Love <<a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a>> To: pianotech <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a>> Sent: Mon, Feb 25, 2013 9:43 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] Say goodbyebye Folks <tt>I agree with many other comments that the problems with the new list are</tt> <tt>primarily the user friendliness (takes too long), posting photo problems,</tt> <tt>and the fractured aspect of the various communities and associated cross</tt> <tt>posting issues.  Looking for various other lists to subscribe to is just too</tt> <tt>much trouble and creating even more fracturing and dilution, in my view.</tt> <tt>The junk mail/pop up/invasiveness of google has no appeal for me.  It's too</tt> <tt>bad that the problems couldn't, or wouldn't be resolved.  A valuable</tt> <tt>resource will be lost, or at least diminished.</tt> <tt>Come April 1st I think I will simply take a permanent (or at least</tt> <tt>semi-permanent until something changes for the better) break from the</tt> <tt>list(s).  </tt> <tt>David Love</tt> <tt><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com/">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></tt> <o:p></o:p>No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a> Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6101 - Release Date: 02/13/13 Internal Virus Database is out of date.<o:p></o:p></div></body></html>