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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm wondering if all this came about because many
tuners opted out</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>of the association . So much great info. is
available on the list, that</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>being a member , and having to pay dues, seems
redundant. That being </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>said, where does the organization get the
money it needs to run things.</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial> </FONT><FONT
size=2 face=Arial> I'm </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>sure </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>money
</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>is needed by the association , for salaries,
Journals, etc. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Obviously, there is much I don't know about how the
list </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>works. The gov.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>gets it's money from tax payers, and allocates it
where necessary. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I don't know if I'm even close here, but there is
money in</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>advertising everywhere, including online. Is
it possible that is where we are at ??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>We should be enlightened, if that is the
case. Somebody should "SPLAIN" it to us.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>If I'm way off base here, I
apologize.
( I am 78 years old )</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>CT. ( Winnipeg -Yeeeeaah, Jets
)</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial> </FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=info@pianolanco.com href="mailto:info@pianolanco.com">Marc Lanthier /
Piano Lanco</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 25, 2013 6:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Protest the loss
of PianoTech by responding</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Keep
the list !<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I
love it and have read it every day for a decade at
least.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I
stopped paying my dues a few years back but will start paying again if
[pianotech] remains. If many readers but non-members do the same, that should
cover the costs to keep it going.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #548dd4; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Marc
Lanthier<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A
href="http://www.pianolanco.com"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">www.pianolanco.com</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On
Feb 25, 2013, at 12:59 PM, Alan Eder <<A
href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</A>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>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.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">My
two cents, FWIW,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Alan
Eder<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>