<div dir="ltr">To all pianotech and CAUT subscribers,<br><br>The pianotech and CAUT lists will shut down in two weeks, per the PTG President's Feb 25 letter:<br><br><div style="margin-left:40px"><a href="http://www.ptg.org/userfiles/file/forms/MailmanServers.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.ptg.org/userfiles/file/forms/MailmanServers.pdf</a><br>
</div><br>Fear not. There are many options for participating in online communities with piano technicians:<br><br>The Google Group is a direct replacement for this pianotech list, and operates in the same fashion. Lots of the same people are there. Join by sending a blank email to this address:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px"><a href="mailto:pianotech%2Bsubscribe@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">pianotech+subscribe@googlegroups.com</a><br></div><br>Or participate via web interface:<br><br><div style="margin-left:40px">
<a href="https://groups.google.com/group/pianotech.php/subscribe" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/group/pianotech.php/subscribe</a><br>
</div><br>Or simply email me and tell me you want to be on the list, and I'll add you. For those who like the old pianotech, it is a natural substitute and I think you will be comfortable there. There is no equivalent replacement CAUT list as of yet.<br>
<br>There is the official PTG online community that has discussions, libraries of information, and will host your blog:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px"><a href="http://my.ptg.org" target="_blank">http://my.ptg.org</a><br></div><br>There is a technicians Google+ Community that has the newest social technology, and smartphone connections:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px">
<a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105661078186330061386" target="_blank">https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105661078186330061386</a><br></div><br>The career networking site has an active technicians forum:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px">
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1592467" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1592467</a><br></div><br>Here is a traditional web-forum style discussion for technicians that has been around a while:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px">
<a href="http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/3/" target="_blank">http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/3/</a><br></div><br>You can keep in touch with the PTG, and PTG technicians who are on Facebook:<br>
<br><div style="margin-left:40px"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pianotechniciansguild" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pianotechniciansguild</a><br></div><br>I am one administrator at the new pianotech Google Group, and can help anyone who wants to join but has not been able to. Please email me and describe your situation, and I will do what I can. John Delacour <<a href="mailto:JD@pianomaker.co.uk" target="_blank">JD@pianomaker.co.uk</a>> is the other admin, and can help as well.<br>
<br>Regards,<br><br>Jim Moy<br><a href="mailto:jim@moypiano.com" target="_blank">jim@moypiano.com</a></div>