<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>   <FONT size=5>Kent</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=5>  Capital Idea!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=5>   Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Hi Everyone,<BR><BR>We are seriously consideri= ng establishing a moderated version of <BR>pianotech which would not allow o= ff-topic posts.<BR><BR>PLEASE NOTE:  Pianotech _itself_ will remain unc= hanged!<BR><BR>One of the problems we face, however, is a lack of sufficient= volunteer <BR>time to properly execute ideas like this.<BR><BR>You might be= able to help us serve the piano tech community. If there <BR>are reasonably= -computer-savvy PTG members here who would be interested <BR>in serving on t= he Electronic Communications Committee which handles the <BR>admin duties he= re, please reply to:<BR><BR>ecc@ptg.org<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Kent Swafford<= BR>Vice President<BR>Piano Technicians Guild</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-= 577-8397<BR>Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.co= m</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>